Tim Couzens (1944–2016) was a South African literary and social historian, and travel writer.^[1] He was educated at Durban High School, Rhodes University, and the University of the Witwatersrand. He won a number of awards for his works, and was employed in the Graduate School for Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.^[2]

Couzens authored 16 distinct works^[3] and was also involved in the publication of Nelson Mandela's "Conversations With Myself".^[4]

In mid October 2016 Couzens suffered a severe head injury from a fall causing a brain haemorrhage. He fell into a coma and then died on October 26.^[5]

Publications

• The Return of the Amasi Bird: Black South African Poetry 1891-1981 (Ravan Press, 1982), co-edited with Essop Patel^[2][6]
• The New African: A Study of the Life and Work of H.I.E. Dhlomo (Ravan Press, 1985)
• Tramp Royal: The True Story of Trader Horn (Wits University Press, 1992)
• A new edition of Sol Plaatje's Mhudi with (Francolin Publishers, 1996)
• Murder at Morija: Faith, Mystery, and Tragedy on an African Mission (University of Virginia Press, 2003)
• Battles of South Africa (David Philip, 2004)

Awards

• 1993 Alan Paton Award (Tramp Royal)

References