Sir Thomas Muir, educationist, mathematician and superintendent-general of education in the Cape Colony, is born in Lanarkshire

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South African History Online. (2012, August 10). Sir Thomas Muir, educationist, mathematician and superintendent-general of education in the Cape Colony, is born in Lanarkshire. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090175

South African History Online (2012) 'Sir Thomas Muir, educationist, mathematician and superintendent-general of education in the Cape Colony, is born in Lanarkshire', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090175 (Accessed: 19 August 2026).

South African History Online, Sir Thomas Muir, educationist, mathematician and superintendent-general of education in the Cape Colony, is born in Lanarkshire [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090175, (accessed 19 August 2026).

"Sir Thomas Muir, educationist, mathematician and superintendent-general of education in the Cape Colony, is born in Lanarkshire." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090175. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Sir Thomas Muir, educationist, mathematician and superintendent-general of education in the Cape Colony, is born in Lanarkshire." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090175.