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John Langalibalele Dube

1871 - 1946

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John Langalibalele Dube OLG (22 February 1871 – 11 February 1946) was a South African essayist, philosopher, educator, politician, publisher, editor, novelist and poet. He was the founding president of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC), which became the African National Congress in 1923. He was an uncle to Dr Pixley ka Isaka Seme, with whom he founded SANNC. Dube served as the president of SANNC between 1912 and 1917. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Langalibalele Dube has received more than 276,462 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). John Langalibalele Dube is the 6,632nd most popular writer (down from 5,611th in 2019), the 240th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 158th in 2019) and the 20th most popular South African Writer.

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Notable Works

A familiar talk upon my native land and some things found there
1891
Insila, the Eyes and Ears of the King
2017
Jeqe, the body-servant of King Shaka
Zulu (African people), Fiction
2008

Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Langalibalele Dube ranks 6,632 out of 7,302. Before him are Mary Russell Mitford, August Wilson, Jane Smiley, Ellen Willis, Kim Young-ha, and Tom Lanoye. After him are Bill Lawrence, Russell Simmons, Frederick Denison Maurice, Sheila Jeffreys, Victoria Hislop, and Oliver La Farge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, John Langalibalele Dube ranks 174. Before him are Anne Sewell Young, Reginald Aldworth Daly, Fran Saleški Finžgar, Saint-George Ashe, Richard Carle, and Marion Mahony Griffin. After him are James Weldon Johnson, Newton D. Baker, Montagu Toller, Alexander Zelenko, and Afonso Costa. Among people deceased in 1946, John Langalibalele Dube ranks 228. Before him are Edgar Syers, Miles Mander, Damon Runyon, Charles Oman, Herbert Baker, and Countee Cullen. After him are Gifford Pinchot, Noah Beery, and Carter Glass.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, John Langalibalele Dube ranks 240 out of 454. Before him are Kevin Anderson (1986), Aaron Mokoena (1980), Jerome Damon (1972), Penelope Coelen (1940), Peter Sarnak (1953), and Renée Schuurman (1939). After him are Antony Sher (1949), Jodi Balfour (1987), Margaret Gardiner (1959), Naledi Pandor (1953), Ernie Pieterse (1938), and Beyers Naudé (1915).

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Among WRITERS In South Africa

Among writers born in South Africa, John Langalibalele Dube ranks 20. Before him are Elsa Joubert (1922), Antjie Krog (1952), Athol Fugard (1932), Karel Schoeman (1939), Damon Galgut (1963), and Bessie Head (1937). After him are Fatima Meer (1928), Es'kia Mphahlele (1919), Gcina Mhlophe (1958), Zoleka Mandela (1980), and Lauren Beukes (1976).

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