Background
Brink, André Philippus was born on May 29, 1935 in Vrede, South Africa. Son of Daniel and Aletta (Wolmarans) Brink.
Brink, André Philippus was born on May 29, 1935 in Vrede, South Africa. Son of Daniel and Aletta (Wolmarans) Brink.
Bachelor, Potchefstroom University, 1955. Master of Arts, Potchefstroom University, 1958. Master of Arts, Potchefstroom University, 1959.
Doctor of Letters, Rhodes University, 1975. Doctor of Letters, Witwatersrand University, 1985. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Orange Free State University, 1997.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Montpellier. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Rhodes University, 2001. Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Pretoria, 2003.
Lecturer Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 1961-1973, senior lecturer, 1973-1975, assistant professor, 1976-1979, professor, 1980-1990, University Cape Town, since 1991.
Married Estelle Naude, October 3, 1959 (divorced). 1 child, Anton; married Salomi Louw, November 28, 1965 (divorced). 1 child, Gustav; married Sophia Albertina Miller, July 17, 1970 (divorced).
Children: Danie, Sonja. Married Marèsa de Beer, November 16, 1990 (divorced).