Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven

Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven
Langenhoven with his wife at the church in Oudtshoorn on the wedding day of their daughter in 1926
Born	13 August 1873 Hoeko, Ladismith, Cape Colony
Died	15 July 1932(1932-07-15) (aged 58) Oudtshoorn, South Africa
Resting place	Arbeidsgenot, Oudtshoorn
Language	Afrikaans
Nationality	South African
Notable works	"Die Stem van Suid-Afrika", Versamelde Werke (Collected Works)
Spouse	Lenie van Velden
Children	Engela (b. 1901)

Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven (13 August 1873 – 15 July 1932), who published under his initials C.J. Langenhoven, was a South African poet who played a major role in the development of Afrikaans literature and cultural history. His poetry was one of the then young language's foremost promoters. He is best known for writing the words for the national anthem of South Africa, "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika", which was used during the apartheid era. He was affectionately known as Sagmoedige Neelsie (Gentle Neelsie) or Kerneels. His childhood friend who helped him get into poetry was called Hans Conrodius van Zyl.