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Alexander Kerr is born

Alexander Kerr is born

Date
20 Aug 1885
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Alexander Kerr is born

Alexander Kerr, educationist, church leader and the first principal of the South African Native College (later the University of Fort Hare), was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland. The Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa started the Dr Alexander Kerr Bursary Fund in his memory to provide financial assistance in the form of bursaries to Black students.

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  1. 01Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary of South African Biography, v. 2.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Alexander Kerr is born. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011106

South African History Online (2011) 'Alexander Kerr is born', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011106 (Accessed: 5 October 2026).

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"Alexander Kerr is born." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011106. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "Alexander Kerr is born." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011106.

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