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Andrew Meintjes

Andrew Meintjes portrait

Born
31 January 1955
Died
5 October 2004
Updated
23 Aug 2019
Andrew Meintjes portrait

Summary

Printer and photographer

Andrew Meintjes was born in Cape Town on 31 January 1955. In the 1970s, while he was working as a post office technician, he met photographer David Goldblatt in, who took him under his wing and allegedly helped him to build up a portfolio with which he got into Michaelis School of Art. Although he did not finish his degree, he embarked on a fruitful career in printing, photography and invention. Among his inventions is the Panfield 4” x 5” camera, which is used all over the world, and a 40-watt per channel stereo amplifier.

How we know this

  1. 01Sean O’Toole, The Big Picture, Sunday Times: Lifestyle, 17 October 2004, p. 5.

Last updated · 23 Aug 2019

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2011, February 17). Andrew Meintjes. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008541

South African History Online (2011) ' Andrew Meintjes', South African History Online, 17 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008541 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

South African History Online, Andrew Meintjes [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008541, (accessed 22 October 2026).

" Andrew Meintjes." South African History Online, 17 Feb. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008541. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. " Andrew Meintjes." South African History Online. February 17, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008541.

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