Du Toit, a prolific author, wrote the first Afrikaans history book and as an Afrikaner nationalist he became one of the founders of the Afrikaans language movement. In a series of articles published in Die Afrikaanse Patriot, he pushed for the formation of a cultural and political organisation that became known as the Afrikaner Bond. However his close friendship with Rhodes soon became controversial and he was stuck off the roll of the Bond.
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Biography record
Jacobus du Toit
- Born
- 1847
- Died
- 1911
- Updated
- 23 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2011, February 17). Jacobus du Toit. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/B-0008033
South African History Online (2011) 'Jacobus du Toit', South African History Online, 17 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/B-0008033 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Jacobus du Toit [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/B-0008033, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Jacobus du Toit." South African History Online, 17 Feb. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/B-0008033. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Jacobus du Toit." South African History Online. February 17, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/B-0008033.
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