Madeleine Holland
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Madeleine Holland was a South African born poet and academic. She was born Madeleine Eliza Emily Orpen on the 22nd of November 1874 in Barkly East, Eastern Cape, South Africa and died on the 24nd of August 1922 at 47 years old.[1]
Family Life[edit]
Madeline Holland was born to Joseph Millard Orpen (1828-1932)[2] and Elise Pauline Rolland (1839-1915).[3] Her maternal ancestry is largely unknown[3] however her paternal ancestry stems from Dublin, Ireland.[2]
She married Arthur Herbert Holland in South Africa on the 22nd of January 1901,[4] becoming Madeleine Eliza Emily Holland. Her Husband Arthur was the personal Secretary to Cecil Rhodes.[5]
Her grandson, Andre Holland, went on to become a politician in the Rhodesian Front under Ian Smith's Administration in 1970 before starting his own democratic political party in Zimbabwe around 1981.[6]
Career[edit]
Madeleine studied at Oxford University, England in 1915, doing a BSc on the Bantu people.[7]
Following her death, her book, "Collected Poems of Madeleine Holland" was published in 1923 under the genre of English Poetry.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Madeline Eliza Emily Orpen b. 22 Nov 1874 Barkly East, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 24 Aug 1922: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa". www.1820settlers.com. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Joseph Millerd Orpen b. 5 Nov 1828 Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland d. 15 Dec 1923 East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa". www.1820settlers.com. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Elise Pauline Rolland b. 25 Sep 1839 d. 12 Aug 1915: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa". www.1820settlers.com. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ↑ "Madeline Eliza Emily Orpen b. 22 Nov 1874 Barkly East, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 24 Aug 1922: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa". www.1820settlers.com. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ↑ "Oxford Diploma Students 1907-1920". web.prm.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ↑ Ap (1981-04-21). "Around the World; Three Are Named to Posts In New Zimbabwe Party". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ↑ "Oxford Diploma Students 1907-1920". web.prm.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ↑ Holland, Madeleine (1923). The Collected Poems of Madeleine Holland. Merton Press Limited. Search this book on
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