Background
Kotzé, Ernst Frederick was born on April 11, 1948 in Franschhoek, Western Cape, South Africa. Son of Louis Jacobus and Elsie (Pienaar) Kotzé.
Kotzé, Ernst Frederick was born on April 11, 1948 in Franschhoek, Western Cape, South Africa. Son of Louis Jacobus and Elsie (Pienaar) Kotzé.
Bachelor, University Capetown, South Africa, 1972. Bachelor with honors, University Capetown, South Africa, 1974. Master of Arts, University Witwatersrand, South Africa, 1977.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Witwatersrand, South Africa, 1983.
Hansard reporter House of Assembly, Parliament, Cape Town, South Africa, 1967-1974. Assistant lecturer Military Academy, South Africa, 1975. Lecturer University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 1976-1979.
Senior lecturer University Zululand, Empangeni, South Africa, 1980-1987, professor, 1988—1994, University Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, since 1995. Visiting professor Tokyo University Foreign Studies, 2000.
Member S. African Academy for Arts and Sciences (language commission since 1992), National Place Names Committee, S.A., International Association For Germanic Studies (co-Chairman.grammatical models).
Married Anna Susanna Bergh, Jun. 16, 1973; children: Louis, Gideon.