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2 September 1929

Sir Julius Jeppe, founder of the Witwatersrand Township Estate and Finance Corporation, dies in London

Sir Julius Jeppe, founder of the Witwatersrand Township Estate and Finance Corporation, dies in London

Updated
30 Sep 2019
Sir Julius Jeppe, founder of the Witwatersrand Township Estate and Finance Corporation, dies in London

Sir Julius Gottlieb Ferdinand Jeppe  passed away in London on 2 September 1929 at age 70. He was a mining and property magnate who was knighted for his pioneering role in the development of Johannesburg. He was born in Rostock, Germany in July 1859. Jeppe and his family immigrated to South Africa in 1870 and settled in Pretoria.

How we know this

  1. 01South African History Online, ‘Sir. Julius Jeppe’, [online], available at www.sahistory.org.za (Accessed: 02 September 2013)

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Sir Julius Jeppe, founder of the Witwatersrand Township Estate and Finance Corporation, dies in London. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011500

South African History Online (2011) 'Sir Julius Jeppe, founder of the Witwatersrand Township Estate and Finance Corporation, dies in London', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011500 (Accessed: 23 October 2026).

South African History Online, Sir Julius Jeppe, founder of the Witwatersrand Township Estate and Finance Corporation, dies in London [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011500, (accessed 23 October 2026).

"Sir Julius Jeppe, founder of the Witwatersrand Township Estate and Finance Corporation, dies in London." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011500. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "Sir Julius Jeppe, founder of the Witwatersrand Township Estate and Finance Corporation, dies in London." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011500.

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