Definition of Van der Post, Sir Laurens in English:
Van der Post, Sir Laurens
proper nounˌvan də ˈpɒstˌvan dər ˈpōst
(1906–96), South African explorer and writer; full name Sir Laurens Jan Van der Post. His books, including Venture to the Interior (1952) and The Lost World of the Kalahari (1958), combine travel writing and descriptions of fauna with philosophical speculation.
Definition of Van der Post, Sir Laurens in US English:
Van der Post, Sir Laurens
proper nounˌvan dər ˈpōst
(1906–96), South African explorer and writer; full name Sir Laurens Jan Van der Post. His books, including Venture to the Interior (1952) and The Lost World of the Kalahari (1958), combine travel writing and descriptions of fauna with philosophical speculation.