Background
Vuuren, Helize Elizabeth Van was born on October 27, 1951 in Cape Town, South Africa.
literature educator researcher
Vuuren, Helize Elizabeth Van was born on October 27, 1951 in Cape Town, South Africa.
Bachelor in English & Afrikaans & Dutch Literature, University Stellenbosch, 1970—1972. Master of Arts in Afrikaans & Dutch Literature, University Stellenbosch, 1974—1975. Doctor of Letters in Afrikaans & Dutch Literature, University Stellenbosch, 1983—1985.
Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Literature, University Utrecht, Holland, 1980—1982. Master of Arts in S African Literature, University Natal, Durban, 1987—1992.
Professor Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, since 1994.
Daughter of Johannes Gerhardus Janse van Vuuren and Maria Magdalena De Villiers. Life partner Philip Henry John.