C. Louis Leipoldt (1880 - 1947)

Dr. Christian Frederik Louis Leipoldt (28 December 1880 – 12 April 1947) was a South African poet, who wrote in the Afrikaans language. Apart from poetry, Louis Leipoldt wrote novels, plays, stories, children's books, cookbooks and a travel diary. He is numbered amongst the greatest of the Afrikaner poets.