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Martin Melck, donator of the stand and builder of the Lutheran church on it, now a national monument, is born in Eastern Prussi
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- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 02Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v.7, p.324
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 27). Martin Melck, donator of the stand and builder of the Lutheran church on it, now a national monument, is born in Eastern Prussi. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092641
South African History Online (2012) 'Martin Melck, donator of the stand and builder of the Lutheran church on it, now a national monument, is born in Eastern Prussi', South African History Online, 27 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092641 (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
South African History Online, Martin Melck, donator of the stand and builder of the Lutheran church on it, now a national monument, is born in Eastern Prussi [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092641, (accessed 14 October 2026).
"Martin Melck, donator of the stand and builder of the Lutheran church on it, now a national monument, is born in Eastern Prussi." South African History Online, 27 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092641. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Martin Melck, donator of the stand and builder of the Lutheran church on it, now a national monument, is born in Eastern Prussi." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092641.
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