Biographies
78 records
| Src | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B-0009151 | biography | Professor Phillip Vallentine Tobias | 1925 | – |
| B-0009135 | biography | Gertrud Theiler | 1897-1986 | – |
| B-0008800 | biography | William Frederick Nkomo | 1915-1972 | – |
| B-0007790 | biography | Nils Severin Andersen | 1897-1972 | ✓ |
| B-0007858 | biography | Dr. Philip Blaaiberg | 1909-1969 | – |
| B-0007865 | biography | Roseberry Tandwefika Bokwe | 1900-1963 | ✓ |
| B-0007967 | biography | Herbert Henry Curson | 1892 | – |
| B-0007989 | biography | Denise Darvall | 1943-1967 | – |
| B-0008155 | biography | Moritz Isaac ("Manu") Herbstein | 1936 | ✓ |
| B-0008299 | biography | Louise Latsky | 1901-1980 | ✓ |
| B-0008762 | biography | Dr John Mavuma Nembula | 1860-1897 | – |
| B-0008743 | biography | Hamilton Naki | 1930-2005 | – |
| B-0008686 | biography | Dr. Pholile Mpofu | – | – |
| B-0008553 | biography | Dr. Ralph R. Mgijima | – | – |
| B-0008359 | biography | Thomas Maclear | 1794-1879 | – |
Professor Phillip Vallentine Tobias
Gertrud Theiler
Gertrud Theiler was the youngest daughter of sir Arnold Theiler KCMG, founder and first director of the Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort…
William Frederick Nkomo
Frederick Nkomo was born in Makapanstad near Pretoria in 1915. He was the son of a Methodist minister, Abraham Nkomo, and attended primary…
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…
Dr. Philip Blaaiberg
Born in Uniondale in the Cape, Blaaiberg spent his youth in the Karoo town of Oudtshoorn. He studied dentistry in London after spending a…
Roseberry Tandwefika Bokwe
Roseberry Tandwefika Bokwe was born in 1900 in the Tsomo district of the Transkei. He began his education at the mission of his father,John…
Herbert Henry Curson
Herbert Henry Curson, the eldest son of Henry Charles Curson, was born on 22 September 1892 in Upper Umzimkulu, KwaZulu Natal. His…
Denise Darvall
Denise Darvall achieved renown when on 3 December 1967, she became the donor in the world’s first successful human heart transplant,…
Moritz Isaac ("Manu") Herbstein
Manu Herbstein was born in 1936 in Muizenburg in the Western Cape. He graduated from the University of Cape Town with a B.Sc in Engineering…
Louise Latsky
Latsky was an author and zoologist. She studied at the University of Stellenbosch, and was the first woman to be awarded a doctorate at…
Dr John Mavuma Nembula
Hamilton Naki
Hamilton Naki was born in the small village of Ngcangane in the Eastern Cape in 1930. His family was poor and after completing primary…
Dr. Pholile Mpofu
Dr. Mpofu noticed that the field of dermatology tended to be neglected by black doctors, and felt she could have an effect in this field…
Dr. Ralph R. Mgijima
Thomas Maclear
Thomas Maclear was born on 17 March 1794 in Newton Steward, Ireland. He trained to be a medical doctor. He was a keen amateur astronomer…