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Mikro (writer) was born on 8 October, 1903 in Williston, is a South African writer and poet (1903–1968). Discover Mikro (writer)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 64 years old?

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Occupation Afrikaans poet, writer
Age 64 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 8 October 1903
Birthday 8 October
Birthplace Williston
Date of death 17 April, 1968
Died Place Somerset-Wes
Nationality South Africa

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1903

Christoffel Hermanus Kühn (1903–1968) was a South African writer and poet who published under the pseudonym "Mikro" in Afrikaans.

Kühn was born at "Van Reenensplaas" in Williston district of the former Cape Colony (later province of South Africa).

He was at school in Robertson and Carnarvon and continued tertiary education at the Stellenbosch University where he completed a BSc degree in Agriculture.

Kühn taught for a while at Kuilsrivier and Ritchie.

1930

From 1930 to 1931 he wrote poems for the Afrikaans magazine Die Huisgenoot and published biographies, novels and adventure stories.

1936

Kühn was awarded the Hertzog Prize for Prose in 1936 for Toiings and Pelgrims, the W.A. Hofmeyr Prize in 1956 for Die Porseleinkat and the Scheepers Prize for youth literature in 1957 for Die Jongste Ruiter.

1944

Between 1944 and 1949 he developed into a full-time writer, but later joined the Teachers' College in Oudtshoorn where he lectured for five years.

His daughter, Cornelia Hilda Kühn, who writes under the pseudonym Corlia Fourie, was born in 1944.

1956

After teaching he worked for Boerdery in Suid-Afrika (a farmers' magazine) as chief editor from 1956 until 1960.

He became chief leader of the farmers' movement, Die Landdiensbeweging, for the Agricultural Ministry.

1961

He received the National Publishers Award in 1961.

1964

He resigned from this position in 1964.

1968

Kühn died on 17 April 1968, in the town Somerset West, in the Western Cape.