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Van Melle, J. (Johannes), 1887-1953 (Personal Name)
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- Earlier heading: Van Melle, Johannes, 1887-1953
- Melle, J. van (Johannes van), 1887-1953
- Van Melle, John, 1887-1953
His Keur uit die verhale van J. Van Melle, 1972.
peoplepill.com website viewed August 20, 2020: John van Melle ((11 February 1887 - 8 November 1953) was the pen name of a Dutch-born South African author. His real name was Johannes van Melle. He was born in Goes. He arrived in South Africa in 1906, and after a short sojourn in the Netherlands East Indies, settled in South Africa permanently in 1913. He worked as a teacher in many rural schools and soon started to publish in both Dutch and the newly emerging Afrikaans language. His best known work is the novel Bart Nel, a classic of Afrikaans literature) https://peoplepill.com/people/john-van-melle/