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Sir John Carruthers Beattie, first rector of the University of Cape Town, dies.
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- 14 Aug 2012
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South African History Online. (2012, August 14). Sir John Carruthers Beattie, first rector of the University of Cape Town, dies.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090838
South African History Online (2012) 'Sir John Carruthers Beattie, first rector of the University of Cape Town, dies.', South African History Online, 14 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090838 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, Sir John Carruthers Beattie, first rector of the University of Cape Town, dies. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090838, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"Sir John Carruthers Beattie, first rector of the University of Cape Town, dies.." South African History Online, 14 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090838. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Sir John Carruthers Beattie, first rector of the University of Cape Town, dies.." South African History Online. August 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090838.
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