Biographies
678 records
| Src | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B-0008789 | biography | Dr. Jacob Mfaniselwa Nhlapo | 1903-1957 | – |
| B-0008777 | biography | Kehla Elphas Ngobese | 1960 | – |
| B-0008770 | biography | Eric Ngcobo | 1933-1987 | – |
| B-0008767 | biography | Ephraim Mojalefa Ngatane | 1938-1971 | – |
| B-0007790 | biography | Nils Severin Andersen | 1897-1972 | ✓ |
| B-0007781 | biography | Kerr Alexander | 1885-1970 | – |
| B-0007774 | biography | Arthur Albert Hugh Adams | 1929-2006 | ✓ |
| B-0007767 | biography | Chief Rabbi Israel Abrahams | 1903-1973 | – |
| B-0007797 | biography | Ben Wa Mokoena Arnold | 1942 | ✓ |
| B-0007809 | biography | Sir Herbert Baker | 1862-1946 | – |
| B-0007808 | biography | John Thomas Baines | 1820-1875 | ✓ |
| B-0007812 | biography | August Aime Balkema | 1906-1966 | ✓ |
| B-0007817 | biography | Vincent Baloyi | 1954 | – |
| B-0007838 | biography | Peter Becker | 1921-1984 | – |
| B-0007846 | biography | Clifford Bestall | 1947 | – |
Dr. Jacob Mfaniselwa Nhlapo
Jacob Nhlapo was born in 1903 to Isaac Hulumeni and Catherina Maseko. He received primary schooling at his birthplace, Reitz, a town in…
Kehla Elphas Ngobese
Ngobese was born in Kwa Mashu where he works as a full-time artist. He is largely self-trained as an artist. He has participated in…
Eric Ngcobo
Ngcobo was born near Melmoth, Zululand. He was educated to secondary school level at Inkamane. In 1953 he attended Ndaleni Educational…
Ephraim Mojalefa Ngatane
Ephraim Mojalefa Ngatane was born in Maseru, Lesotho (then Basutoland) in 1938. He moved to Johannesburg in about 1943, where he was…
Nils Severin Andersen
Andersen came to SA when his mariner father settled at Saldahna Bay in 1911. In 1914 his family went to Durban, and he studied engineering…
Kerr Alexander
Early Life: Alexander Kerr was the first of six children born to William and Elizabeth Findlay Kerr. When he was six years old the Kerr…
Arthur Albert Hugh Adams
Albert Adams was born At the Crown Gold Mine near Johannesburg on 23 June 1929. Adams was a child of Indian and Cape Coloured parents. His…
Chief Rabbi Israel Abrahams
Chief Rabbi Israel Abrahams was born on 12 March 1903 in Vilna, Lithuania. He was the son of Zecharya Alter Abramowich and Rachel Leah…
Ben Wa Mokoena Arnold
Ben Wa Mokoena Arnold was born on 19 July 1942 in Johannesburg. Arnold attended school in Albertville, Newclare and Coronationville. In…
Sir Herbert Baker
John Thomas Baines
SA Painter John Thomas Baines was born on 27 November 1820 in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England (often reffered to as Thomas Baines). His…
August Aime Balkema
Several dutch publishers have featured prominently in the South African book industry. They include JJ van Schaik, Gerrit Bakker, Cornells…
Vincent Baloyi
Vincent Baloyi was born on 4 February 1954 in Newclare, Johannesburg. Baloyi first attended school in Soweto where his family moved in 1961…
Peter Becker
Peter Loubser Were Becker was born in Rivonia South Africa the youngest of the three sons of Harold Paley Becker and his wife, Anna…
Clifford Bestall
He taught art at the Natal Technical College during the 1970s. He exhibited on major group exhibitions of the period and was invited to…