Biographies
150 records
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| Src | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B-0150469 | biography | Sumboornam Pillay | 1948 | ✓ |
| B-0150406 | biography | Wendy Heather Woods | 1941-2013 | ✓ |
| B-0150226 | biography | Mary Thipe | 1917-2000 | ✓ |
| B-0147394 | biography | Nancy Graham Dick | 1990 | ✓ |
| B-0125809 | biography | Surinarayan ‘Sonny’ Kala Venkatrathnam | 1935-2019 | ✓ |
| B-0125716 | biography | Ronald (Ronnie) Britten | 2013 | ✓ |
| B-0125539 | biography | Jeremy Vearey | 1963 | ✓ |
| B-0120811 | biography | Devikarani Priscilla Jana | 1943-2020 | ✓ |
| B-0096510 | biography | Dr. Oshadi Maphefo Jane Mangena | 1931-2015 | ✓ |
| B-0096277 | biography | Helen Kies | 1926-2017 | ✓ |
| B-0095599 | biography | Shirley Gunn | 1955 | ✓ |
| B-0095355 | biography | Basil Coetzee | 1944-1998 | ✓ |
| B-0095263 | biography | John Collins | 1905-1982 | ✓ |
| B-0095164 | biography | Anne-Marie Wolpe | 1930-2018 | ✓ |
| B-0094568 | biography | Esme Bodenstein | 1929-2000 | ✓ |
Sumboornam Pillay
Sumboornam (Sam) Pillay, who later became known as Sam Moodley, was born in 1948*. She grew up in the multi-cultural community of Dundee,…
Wendy Heather Woods
Wendy Heather Woods (neè Bruce) was born on 5 February 1941 in Mthatha (formerly Umtata), Transkei (now Eastern Cape Province). An…
Mary Thipe
Mary Thipe was born in 1917* in Ramhlakoane, a village in the Matatiele district, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) near the Eastern Cape border…
Nancy Graham Dick
Nancy Dick was born in Durban, South Africa and was brought up in Cape Town. She was one of four daughters. Her father was a proponent of…
Surinarayan ‘Sonny’ Kala Venkatrathnam
Surinarayan ‘Sonny’ Kala Venkatrathnam was born on 27 July 1935 in Sea View, Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). He had 12 siblings. He grew…
Ronald (Ronnie) Britten
At a young age, while a student at the University of Cape Town, Ronald (Ronnie) Britten was an active member of the then Non-European Unity…
Jeremy Vearey
Jeremy Vearey was born in 1963 in Elsies River. He describes the area as a ‘different Elsies River’ than today as it was only around 50%…
Devikarani Priscilla Jana
Devikarani Priscilla Jana was born on 5 December 1943, in Westville, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), to a middle class Indian family.[i] From an…
Dr. Oshadi Maphefo Jane Mangena
Dr Oshadi Mangena was born in a toilet on 12 June 1931 when her father’s employer refused to allow her mother to wait for an ambulance…
Helen Kies
Helen Kies (née Abrahams) was born around 1926 in Athlone, Cape Town, Western Cape. Despite a very poor childhood, her father ensured that…
Shirley Gunn
Gunn enrolled for a degree in social work in 1977 and after completion proceeded to study for her Honors degree. While studying for her…
Basil Coetzee
Basil Coetzee ( ‘Ou B’ or 'Manenberg' as he was affectionately known) was born in District Six, Cape Town, on 2 February 1944. He grew up…
John Collins
John L Collins was born on the 23 March 1905 in Hawkhurst in Kent, England. He was the youngest child on the four children born to Arthur…
Anne-Marie Wolpe
Ann-Marie Wolpe was born on 1 December 1930 in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa. She was the daughter of Abraham and…
Esme Bodenstein
Esme Bodenstein was born on 6 July 1929 in Johannesburg. She trained as a physiotherapist at St Mary’s Hospital in London before moving to…