Synopsis
Author and poet
First name
James James
Middle name
Ranisi
Last name
Jolobe
Date of birth
25-July-1902
Location of birth
Transkei
Date of death
16-May-1976
Location of death
Tsolo
Gender
Male
James Ranisi Jolobe was best known for his collection of poems, Umyezo (1936). He also played a major role in the compilation and translation of the English-Xhosa-Afrikaans dictionary.