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John Laband

South african historian and writer

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born: 1947
died: 2025
age at death: 78
known for: writer, non-fiction writer, historian

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who john laband is

John Paul Clow Laband was a South African historian and writer, specialising in Anglo-Zulu and the First and Second Freedom Wars. He taught at universities in South Africa, England, and Canada. In particular, he was Professor of History at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada, and a Research Associate of the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

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