Family Child
Charles Daniel Marivate
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Daniel Cornel Marivate
1897-02-18 – 1989-10-30
Life & Legacy
Daniel Cornel Marivate (also known as D.C. Marivate) (18 February 1897 – 30 October 1989) was a South African writer, composer, educator, and reverend. He is widely recognized as a pioneer of Xitsonga literature and authored the first Xitsonga novel, Sasavona, published by the Swiss Mission Press in 1938. Educated at Valdezia and the Lemana Institute, Marivate made immense contributions to the preservation and development of the Xitsonga language through literature, hymn translations, and choral music.
D.C. Marivate Junior Secondary School in Soshanguve and a street in Saulsville, Pretoria, are named in his honor.
Occupation & Career
priest, educator, writer, composer, translator
Education
Valdezia Mission Station
Legacy Highlights
Employer
Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa · Gazankulu · Valdezia Mission Station
Organizations & Memberships
1973 Gazankulu legislative election
Education & Institutions
Valdezia Mission Station
Verified Legacy Record
Family Child
Cornelius Tennyson Daniel Marivate
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q57983561 · wikidata
Family Child
Maseve Richard Marivate
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Family Child
Russel Marivate
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Family Child
Martin Marivate
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Family Child
Cecil Roy Marivate
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Family Child
Desiree N'wamhamba Marivate
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Family Spouse
Bertha Marivate
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Sources & Provenance
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