Ben Dekker is a South African forester, surveyor, botanical expert,
environmentalist, actor, politician, explorer, human rights activist,
painter, sculptor, writer, poet and maverick.Benito Adolfo Dekker born
21 October 1940 in Centane, South Africa from newly arrived Dutch
immigrants and grew up in Vincent, East London. He has two older
brothers and two younger sisters.[a] After matriculation from Selborne
College at age 17 he was contracted for five years by the Department
of Forestry. After completing two years of study at Saasveld Forestry
College he was posted to Lottering Forest Station, Tsitsikamma. While
stationed there, he studied for and qualified in surveying and drift
sand reclamation, leading to him travelling widely throughout South
African, more than he would have done as a forester.In 1962 as soon as
his contract with the department of forestry was completed he
commenced a B.A. degree in philosophy and fine arts at Rhodes
University, Grahamstown. To pay his way through university he worked
as a lifeguard. For his master's degree in 1969 he wrote a thesis
Bantu Philosophy. His thesis was turned down and then blacklisted by
every South African university.
environmentalist, actor, politician, explorer, human rights activist,
painter, sculptor, writer, poet and maverick.Benito Adolfo Dekker born
21 October 1940 in Centane, South Africa from newly arrived Dutch
immigrants and grew up in Vincent, East London. He has two older
brothers and two younger sisters.[a] After matriculation from Selborne
College at age 17 he was contracted for five years by the Department
of Forestry. After completing two years of study at Saasveld Forestry
College he was posted to Lottering Forest Station, Tsitsikamma. While
stationed there, he studied for and qualified in surveying and drift
sand reclamation, leading to him travelling widely throughout South
African, more than he would have done as a forester.In 1962 as soon as
his contract with the department of forestry was completed he
commenced a B.A. degree in philosophy and fine arts at Rhodes
University, Grahamstown. To pay his way through university he worked
as a lifeguard. For his master's degree in 1969 he wrote a thesis
Bantu Philosophy. His thesis was turned down and then blacklisted by
every South African university.
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