Biographies
4,760 records
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| B-0008105 | biography | Denis Theodore Goldberg | 1933-2020 | ✓ |
| B-0008090 | biography | Ela Gandhi | 1940 | ✓ |
| B-0008089 | biography | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi | 1869-1948 | ✓ |
| B-0008078 | biography | Lionel Forman | 1926-1959 | ✓ |
| B-0008070 | biography | Molly Fischer | 1908-1964 | ✓ |
| B-0008069 | biography | Advocate Abram "Bram" Fischer | 1908-1975 | ✓ |
| B-0008068 | biography | Ruth First | 1925-1982 | ✓ |
| B-0008038 | biography | Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim | 1937-2021 | ✓ |
| B-0008027 | biography | Patrick Baker Duncan | 1918-1967 | ✓ |
| B-0008011 | biography | Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma | 1949 | ✓ |
| B-0007992 | biography | Rissik Haribhai "Barney" Desai | 1932-1997 | ✓ |
| B-0007991 | biography | Amina Desai | 1920-2009 | ✓ |
| B-0007970 | biography | Dr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo | 1909-1983 | ✓ |
| B-0007963 | biography | Jeremy Patrick Cronin | 1949 | ✓ |
| B-0007958 | biography | Professor Hoosen Mahomed "Jerry" Coovadia | 1940-2023 | ✓ |
Denis Theodore Goldberg
Denis Theodore Goldberg was born on 11th April 1933 in Cape Town, Cape Province (now Western Cape). His parents, Sam and Annie, had both…
Ela Gandhi
Ela Gandhi was born in 1940 in Phoenix Settlement in the Inanda district, KwaZulu Natal. Indians, Coloured, Whites and Africans lived here…
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
*Note: The focus of this biography is on Gandhi's life and times in South Africa. Early life and education Mohandas Karamchand…
Lionel Forman
Born in 1926 in Rosettenville Forman was a barrister and a journalist. He was author of the first book on the trial, 'You Can Hang For…
Molly Fischer
Susanna Johanna Fischer (nee Krige) was born on the 23rd of February, 1908 on the family’s smallholding in Silverton, near Pretoria. Her…
Advocate Abram "Bram" Fischer
Advocate Abram "Bram" Fischer was born on 23 April 1908 in the Orange Free State. He was born into a prominent Afrikaans family, son of…
Ruth First
Journalist, academic and political activist, Ruth Heloise First was born on 4 May 1925. She was the daughter of Jewish immigrants Julius…
Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim
Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim was born in Durban on 1st July in 1937, the second of five children. When he was a few months old Ebrahim's mother…
Patrick Baker Duncan
A controversial White champion of African rights, Patrick Duncan played a conspicuous role in opposition politics for over a decade,…
Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was born on 27 January 1949. She received her secondary education at Amanzimtoti Training College until 1967 and…
Rissik Haribhai "Barney" Desai
Rissik Haribhai "Barney" Desai was born on 10 April 1932 in Durban. He grew up as an Indian but was "reclassified" Coloured in 1957. His…
Amina Desai
When her husband, Suliman Mohammed Desai, a Transvaal Indian Congress activist died in 1969, Amina Desai took over the running of his…
Dr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo
Dr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo played an outstanding role in the South African liberation movement for over half a century - in persuading the…
Jeremy Patrick Cronin
Jeremy Patrick Cronin was born on 12 September 1949 in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). He grew up in Cape Town, the son of a naval…
Professor Hoosen Mahomed "Jerry" Coovadia
Professor Hoosen Mahomed "Jerry" Coovadia was born in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal - KZN) on 2 August 1940. His grandparents had come…