Laurens van der Post

Sir Laurens Jan van der Post, was a South African Afrikaner writer, farmer, soldier, educator, journalist, humanitarian, philosopher, explorer and conservationist. He was noted for his interest in Jungianism and the Kalahari Bushmen, his experiences during World War II, as well as his relationships with notable figures such as the future King Charles III and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. After his death, there was controversy over claims that he had exaggerated many aspects of his life, as well as his sexual abuse and impregnation of a 14-year-old girl.

13 December 1906

Born on the same birth date (13 December 1906): Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark

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Born in the same month (December 1906): Alziro Bergonzo • Fernando Lopes-Graça • Freddy Martin • Harold Adamson • Jules Ladoumègue • Leonid Brezhnev • Lew Grade • Oscar Levant • Peter Carl Goldmark • Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark • Russell C. Newhouse