Dan Sleigh
Dan Sleigh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 03 November 1938 Geelbeksfontein, Langebaan |
| Died | July 2023 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | South African |
| Notable works | Eilande Afstande |
Daniel (Dan) Sleigh was a South African historian, writer and conservationist. Sleigh is widely known for his writing and publications dealing with the history of the Cape in South Africa, which are in Afrikaans (with some works translated into English and Dutch).
His 2002 novel Eilande (Islands) is regarded as one of the quintessential historical novels set in time when the Dutch East India Company established a resupply outpost at the southwestern tip of Africa, now Cape Town.