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Rosa Sophia Cornelia Nepgen, SA composer and wife of poet W.E.G. Louw, is born in Barkly-East, Eastern Cape.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, December 9). Rosa Sophia Cornelia Nepgen, SA composer and wife of poet W.E.G. Louw, is born in Barkly-East, Eastern Cape.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070890
South African History Online (2011) 'Rosa Sophia Cornelia Nepgen, SA composer and wife of poet W.E.G. Louw, is born in Barkly-East, Eastern Cape.', South African History Online, 9 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070890 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).
South African History Online, Rosa Sophia Cornelia Nepgen, SA composer and wife of poet W.E.G. Louw, is born in Barkly-East, Eastern Cape. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070890, (accessed 11 October 2026).
"Rosa Sophia Cornelia Nepgen, SA composer and wife of poet W.E.G. Louw, is born in Barkly-East, Eastern Cape.." South African History Online, 9 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070890. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Rosa Sophia Cornelia Nepgen, SA composer and wife of poet W.E.G. Louw, is born in Barkly-East, Eastern Cape.." South African History Online. December 9, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070890.
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