C. Louis Leipoldt

C. Louis Leipoldt, born Dec. 28, 1880, Worcester, Cape Colony, South Africa, died April 12, 1947, Cape Town, South Africa. South African poet, dramatist, medical doctor, reporter and food expert. One of SA's most iconic poets of poems relating to South African history and general South African topics. Several of his poems were set to music and thus basically turned into folk songs by well - known South African composers.