| LC control no. | n 98089360 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PT6592.12.A39 |
| Personal name heading | Bakkes, Christiaan |
| Associated place | Pretoria (South Africa) |
| Located | Damaraland (Namibia) |
| Birth date | 1965-08-03 |
| Place of birth | Vredenburg (South Africa) |
| Affiliation | Wilderness Safaris (Firm) |
| Profession or occupation | Park rangers Safari guides |
| Found in | Die lang pad van Stoffel Mathysen, 1998: t.p. (Christiaan Bakkes) SANB correspondence with author, October 2, 1998 (full name: Bakkes, Christiaan Mathys; date of birth: August 3, 1965) NB Publishers, June 5, 2014 Authors (Christiaan Mathys Bakkes was born on August 3 1965 in Vredenburg on the West Coast. He matriculated in 1983 at the Pro Arte Art School in Pretoria. Christiaan was a game ranger in the Kruger National Park when he lost his left arm in February 1994 after two crocodiles attacked him while he was swimming in a dam. He travelled through Africa for five months after his recovery, worked for the WWF in the Kaokoveld in Namibia for three years, after which he worked for a safari company that conducted eco tours at the Skeleton Coast. He is currently a guide and area manager at Wilderness Safaris in Namibia. He lives in Damaraland in the northwest of Namibia) <http://www.nb.co.za/authors/3037> |
| Equivalent(s) | Bakkes, Christiaan, 1965- |
| Associated language | afr eng |
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