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Theatre researcher, lecturer and playwright.
Born Bloemfontein, South Africa on 27 June 1945, to George Stephanus Hauptfleisch and Katerina Dafina Hauptfleisch (née Du Plessis). Married Karina Bekker in 1968, and they have two children - Anzel Mercker (a company director in the IT field) and Gaerin Hauptfleisch (playwright, director and designer).

Went to school at Grey College, Bloemfontein, then completed B.A. studies (English and Latin) at the University of the Orange Free State (UOFS, 1964–1966). Interest theatre research sparked by acting for the amateur and University groups and specialisation in drama as literature with Prof Robert Wahl (BA Hons, UOFS 1968), and masters and doctoral studies with Profs Leon Hugo and Ian Ferguson (UNISA 1972, 1978).
Taught at Grey College 1968–1971, co –founding Grey Dramatic Society in 1969. Part -time front-of-house manager and actor for PACOFS (1969–1971). In 1971 wrote first play, Wie is Leopold, winning an ATKV award in 1972.
From 1971 to 1978 a sociolinguist at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), in 1979 became Head: National Documentation Centre for Theatre, (later South African Centre for Theatre Research). Besides more than 20 reports, articles and books on aspects of SA theatre, co-founded the South African Theatre Journal with Ian Steadman and was a part-time theatre critic for the Pretoria News.
From 1979 to 1997 edited 7 collections of one-act plays and completed six full-length adult plays, including One for the Road to Damaskus . (NAC commissioned play, 2002).
In 1988 headhunted to develop a post-graduate programme and a Centre for Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Stellenbosch (Director of Centre: 1994–2010, Chair of Drama 1995–2005) In 2006 made Research Professor (2006–2010) and was Visiting Professor of Drama, York University, Toronto, Canada. Retired in 2010, now Professor Emeritus, with the Encyclopaedia of South African Theatre and the South African Theatre Journal as ongoing research projects. In 2010-11 negotiated the transfer SATJ from CENTAPS to Routledge publishers, and appointed a co-editor, to ensure continuity.

Over years served on the editorial boards of Shakespeare in South Africa (1986-), African Performance Review (2006-), Perfformio (2008-), Critical Perspectives (2007-), Critical Stages (2008-), and Themes in Theatre - Collective Approaches to Theatre and Performance (Rodopi Press).
Was founder member and secretary: SA Association for Drama and Youth Theatre (1979–1982), founder member: Association of Drama Departments of SA (1981–1997), founder and chair: SA Society for Theatre and Performance Research (SASTR – 1999–2003), founder member: Committee of Representatives of Drama Schools (CORE –1999–2003), member: Faculty of Performing Arts, SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns ("SA Academy for Science and Arts" - 1996-), member: South African Editors’ Forum. Internationally a member: American Society for Theatre Research (1982–1985), International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR, 1998-, serving on executive 1999–2007, and Publications Committee and Bursary Committee 2002 to 2007). Member IFTR Theatrical Event Working Group (1998–2008), founder member of the IFTR African Theatre and Performance Working Group (2009-), invited member International Association of Theatre Critics (2009-).

Advisory roles at the University of Stellenbosch include member of the Strategic Planning Committee, Faculty of Arts, (1997–1998), Academic Planning Committee, Faculty of Arts (1999–2001), Research Sub-Committee A (2002–2003), Chair Research Committee: Faculty of Arts (2002–2003), Dean’s Strategic Planning Committee, Faculty of Arts (2004–2005), Committee on Creative Outputs (2009–2011). Outside the university on Advisory Committee, School for Dramatic Art, Wits 1983–1987, ATKV Kampustoneel [ATKV Campus Theatre] 1982–1987, CSD/NRF Evaluation Panel (1986-), Moderator: Speech and Drama, Education Department of the Western Cape 1994–1996, Advisory committees: Culture and Redevelopment and Development Communication programmes, HSRC. (1995–1998), Advisory panel: Higher Education Forum (1996–1998), Academic Board, City Varsity, Cape Town (2003–2005). Has been external examiner for masters and doctoral theses at virtually all the South African universities, as well as a number of international universities (recently York University Canada, University of Groningen, University of Toronto) .

Contributor to many reference works, including the Gregor Schauspielführer (1987–1992), the International Bibliography for Theatre (1987–1999), and the Dictionary of the Afrikaans Language (2001-), and served on judging panels for inter alia the Vita Awards for Theatre (1981–1984, 1988–1992), DALRO Awards for Theatre (1980–1986), Vita Awards for Theatre Research (Initiator and administrator: 1989–1992), Fleur du Cap Awards for Theatre (1992–1999), Akademie Awards for Radio Drama (2001–2010), New Scholar’s Prize, Dramatic Learning Spaces conference (2006).
Organised and hosted founding meeting of the South African Society for Theatre Research (Stellenbosch) 1999, Annual Conference of the IFTR (Stellenbosch) 2007, an academic writing workshop for the IFTR Working Group for African Theatre and Performance (Stellenbosch, 2010). Also member advisory board for the World Congress of the IFTR (Helsinki) 2006 and the Annual Conference of the IFTR (Korea) 2008.
Winner two research awards: Vita National Award for Theatre Research 1992 and Rector’s Award for Outstanding Research, University of Stellenbosch, 1999), and the recipient of regular research and publication funding from the CSD (FSRC), NRF (several times), Adcock-Ingram Ltd, DALRO, SAMRO Foundation for the Arts, Oudemeester / Distell Foundation for the Arts, and the University of Stellenbosch

<ref>Curriculum Vitae of Temple Hauptfleisch</ref>
<ref>http://esat.sun.ac.za/index.php/Temple_Hauptfleisch</ref>

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