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Maria Koopmans-De Wet, linguist, art lover and cultural leader, is born in Cape Town.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau SESA
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, March 16). Maria Koopmans-De Wet, linguist, art lover and cultural leader, is born in Cape Town.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079382
South African History Online (2012) 'Maria Koopmans-De Wet, linguist, art lover and cultural leader, is born in Cape Town.', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079382 (Accessed: 8 October 2026).
South African History Online, Maria Koopmans-De Wet, linguist, art lover and cultural leader, is born in Cape Town. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079382, (accessed 8 October 2026).
"Maria Koopmans-De Wet, linguist, art lover and cultural leader, is born in Cape Town.." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079382. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Maria Koopmans-De Wet, linguist, art lover and cultural leader, is born in Cape Town.." South African History Online. March 16, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079382.
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