R. P. Erasmus was born in South Africa in 1939 into
an Afrikaans-speaking family. His father owned a small farm,
producing day-old chicks. Cannibalism among them forced
their destr...view moreR. P. Erasmus was born in South Africa in 1939 into
an Afrikaans-speaking family. His father owned a small farm,
producing day-old chicks. Cannibalism among them forced
their destruction.
The family moved to a town and lived near a gold mine.
He formed a friendship with the son of a family originally
from Yorkshire, which infl uenced both his career and his
political views.
He worked for a US corporation for thirty-seven years, of
which three years were spent at its headquarters in Minnesota. That experience
had a major infl uence on his family’s views about a free society.
He and his wife Penny have three children and live in retirement in
Somerset West.view less