Justus Cornelias Dirks facts for kids

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Personal details
Born	Justus Cornelias Dirks (1911-02-28)February 28, 1911 Volksrust, Transvaal, South Africa
Died	October 15, 2001(2001-10-15) (aged 90) Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Nationality	South African
Spouse(s)	Elsje Christina van Niekerk
Children	2
Alma mater	Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education
Known for	Youth fiction writer

Justus Cornelias Dirks was an author from South Africa.

Education

Having passed standard 10 (grade 12) in 1928 at Volksrust High School, from 1929 to 1937 Dirks studied at the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education and obtained a BA (History and English), MA (History) and a diploma in Education.

Career

From 1934 to 1973 Dirks taught at schools in Duiwelskloof, Potchefstroom, Belfast, Boksburg and Johannesburg. He was Vice-Headmaster at Voortrekker High School in Boksburg and Headmaster of Linden High School, in Johannesburg for 18 years.

Writing

In addition to books, he published:

• Short stories in magazines and newspapers namely: Die Jongspan, Die Naweek, Die Brandwag, Die Huisgenoot, Die Huisvrou, Die Ruiter and 10-Plus.
• On the first day of television broadcasting in South Africa in 1976, by the SABC, a drama was shown. It was called : Die Dubbele Alibi (translated from Afrikaans: The Double Alibi), and was written by Dirks
• He wrote the series: Die Honde van Donkerkrans (translated: The Dogs of Dark Cliff), which was broadcast on the radio in 1976.

Books written:

Year	Title	Title translated	Part of a series	Reference
1946	As Die Galg Dreig	If Death Threatens	No
1947	Arendnes se Moordenaar	Eagle Nest's Murderer	No
1948	Hoefslag van Die Dood	The Sound of Death	No
1949	Die Uile van Kranskop	Owls of Kranskop	Yes
1950	Bloed in die Weste	Blood in the west	No
1950	Moord Wek Moord	Murder creates Murder	No
1950	Wadda van die Woestyn	Wadda from the Desert	No
1950	Die Uile en die Rampokkers	The owls and the Gangsters	Yes
1951	Arend van As	Arend van As	No
1953	Breuk Onder die Uile	The Owls Split Up	Yes
1954	Die Uile in die Wildtuin	The Owls in the Game Reserve	Yes
1956	Ghoerie die Musketeer	Ghoerie the Musketeer	No
1956	Die Uile in die Kalahari	The Owls in the Kalahari	Yes
1957	Die Uile en die Verlore Stad	The Owls and the Lost city	Yes
1958	Die Uile langs die Limpopo	The Owls next to Limpopo	Yes
1959	Die Uile by die See	The Owls by the Sea	Yes
1961	Die Uile in die Wapad	The Owls on the Wagon Trail	Yes
1965	Vyf Uile en ’n Tier	Five Owls and a Tiger	Yes
1966	Rooi Oog, Geel Oog	Red Eye, Yellow Eye	No
1966	Die Uile in die Gimnasium	The Owls in the Gymnasium	Yes
1971	Ben Opperman van Hoogland	Ben Opperman from Hoogland	NO
1971	Die Uile in Mosambiek	The Owls in Mozambique	Yes
1976	Die Smits gaan See toe	The Smits go to Sea	No
1977	Joof van Doringkop	Joof from Doringkop	Yes
1979	Joof en sy Maats by Doringspruit	Joof and his Friends at Doring Fountain	Yes
1980	Joof en sy Maats in Etosha	Joof and his Friends at Etosha	Yes
1981	Joof en sy Maats op Doringkruin	Joof and his Friends in Doring Kroon	Yes
1981	Joof en sy Maats Onder die Koeëls	Joof and his Friends Under Fire	Yes
1981	Die Otters	The Otters	Yes
1983	Joof en sy Maats se Bergavontuur	Joof and his Friends' Mountain Adventure	Yes
1983	Joof en sy Maats in Tongaland	Joof and his Friends in Tonga Land	Yes
1983	Joof en sy Maats: Platina uit Wes-Transvaal	Joof and his Friends : Platinum from Wetrsren Transvaal	Yes
1983	Die Otters op die Bosveldplaas	The Otters on the Bosveld Farm	Yes
1983	Die Otters se koshuisstreke	The Otters in the Schools hostel	Yes
1984	Die Otters en die Huis op die Krans	The Otters and the House on the Cliff	Yes
1985	Die Otters se Fietstoer	The Otters' Cycle Tour	Yes
1986	Joof en sy Maats en die Dwelmsmokkelaars	Joof and his friends and the Drug Dealers	Yes
1986	Die Otters en die Skateiland van die Seychelles	The Otters and the Treasure Island of Seychelles	Yes
1988	Joof en sy Maats en die Ivoordiewe	Joof and his Friends and the Ivory Thieves	Yes
1988	Die Otters se Veldskoolavonture	The Otters' School Trip Adventures	Yes
1989	Die Otters in die Okavango-moeras	The Otters in the Okavango	Yes
1990	Die Uile Vlieg Weer	The Owls Fly Again	Yes

“Note” The Owls and the Otters refer to a group of friends and their adventures. Joof is a boy’s name.

Recognition

• Linden High School named a building after him.
• He received an academic award in 1999 at the Aardklop Art Festival in Potchefstroom for his contribution to children's literature.