Johannes Meintjes

Johannes Petrus Meintjes (19 May 1923 – 7 July 1980) was a South African artist and writer.

Johannes Meintjes
Meintjes in 1945
Born	Johannes Petrus Meintjes (1923-05-19)19 May 1923 Riversdale, South Africa
Died	7 July 1980(1980-07-07) (aged 57) Molteno, South Africa
Nationality	South African
Alma mater	Hoërskool Jan van Riebeeck
Occupation(s)	Artist and writer

Meintjes grew up on his family's farm in the mountains near Molteno. He lived and worked in Cape Town for several years, taught art, travelled for exhibitions and won a range of South African and international awards. In 1965 he retired to Molteno, where he focused on his writing. He went on to win several literary awards.^[1][2][3][4]