Jan Kamp Explained

Jan Kamp
Birth Date:	12 December 1862
Birth Place:	Enschede, The Netherlands
Death Place:	Potchefstroom, South Africa
Nationality:	South African
Spouse:	Margaretha Maria Elizabeth Herman
Children:	4
Known For:	Journalist, teacher, lecturer,writer and promoter for the Afrikaans language.

Jan Kamp (12 December 1862 - 25 July 1924) - a Dutch immigrant to South Africa, was a journalist in the Netherlands and South Africa. He was a teacher at various schools and later a university professor in literature. In his later years he became a writer and a promoter of the Afrikaans language (especially in high schools).

Roots

Kamp was born on 12 December 1862^[1] in Enschede, The Netherlands and was the son of Hermen Kamp and Gezina Luijerink. He received training as a teacher and later he studied at the Rijksunivesitet in Utrecht, Netherlands. He married a Dutch immigrant Margaretha Maria Elizabeth Herman and they had four children.

Journalist

While still in the Netherlands he was one of the editors of the newspaper De Standaard”(Dutch) (Translated: The Standard). In the later years as lecturer he was editor of : Het Westen(Dutch)(Translated: The West), Ons Vaderland (Afrikaans)(Translated: Our Homeland) (1915).^[2] and Het Volk(Dutch)(Translated: The nation). All of these were newspapers circulated locally.

Teaching

He taught in South Africa at schools in Pretoria, Rustenburg and Nigel. While he was a lecturer later years he always stayed involved in Schools.^[3] He was on the committee that lead to the start of Potchefstroom Gimnasium, an Afrikaans High School in Potchefstroom in 1907.^[4]

Lecturer

In 1905 he started at the Theologian Centre of the Reformed Church in Potchefstroom. In 1912 he became a Professor there and remained it until his death in Potchefstroom on 25 July 1924. He subject was literature.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Writer

• 1909- Proeve van inleiding tot de Nederlandse letterkunde
• 1912- De nieuwe richting in de Nederlandse letterkunde
• 1912- De school hoort aan de ouders

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Afrikaans language

As lecturer he evaluated Afrikaans poems and stories and helped young students to better their Afrikaans.^{[10] [11]} When on the committee for Potchefstroom Gimnasium he also was in favour of it becoming an Afrikaans medium School.

Notes and References

1. Web site: This day in history. 16 July 2018.
2. Web site: Geskiedenis(Afrikaans) (Translated: History). K’Rant. 16 July 2018.
3. Web site: Sages en legends (Afrikaans)(Translated: Stories and Legends). van der Schyf P . May 2003. Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education.
4. Web site: Potchefstroom Gimnasium. 29 June 2018.
5. Book:the students and the theological College and its Literary department 1899 -1919, author= Hexham, I.
6. Dutch Calvinism and the Development of Afrikaner Nationalism. Jsor. 722119. Hexham . Irving . African Affairs . 1980 . 79 . 315 . 195–208 . 10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a097205 .
7. Web site: Totalitarian Calvinism.
8. Web site: Tydskrif vir letterkunde (Afrikaans) (Translated: Magazine for literature) . Rudolph, C.. 1967 .
9. Web site: De niewe taalgids(Dutch) (Translated: The new language guide).
10. Dutch language speakers' contributions to the maintenance and recognition of Afrikaans 1870-1920. 16 July 2018. Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe (Afrikaans)(Translated magazine for Humanities) . September 2014. Steyn, J.C.. Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe. 54. 3. 425–445.
11. Web site: geskiedenis van Afrikaanse kultuur (Afrikaans) (Translated:History of Afrikaans culture) . Kannemeyer, J.C.. Academia. June 1984.