Eugène Marais Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (1999) Winner
Christoffel Coetzee de Villiers
クリストフェル・クートゼー・デ・ヴィリエス
Kuristosuferu Kūtseē de Viriēsu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1850-03-10 （Swellendam）
- Died
- 1887-09-04 （Sea Point, Cape Town） age 37
- Nationality
- Cape Colony
- Languages
- Afrikaans, Dutch
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Swellendam → Wellington → Cape Town
Career
- Occupations
- Printer's clerk, Genealogist
- Active Years
- 1850-1887
- Influenced By
- George McCall Theal
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Geslachts-Registers der Oude Kaapsche Familiën
1893 GenealogyA complete (as far as possible) genealogy of descendants of colonists born at the Cape of Good Hope during the Dutch period (1652–1806). Completed and published posthumously by his friend and mentor George McCall Theal in three volumes.
GenealogyFamily historyColonial history
Bibliography
- Geslachts-register der oude Kaapsche Familiën
Health
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Pneumonia1887Died leaving his life's work incomplete and his family in poverty, having spent all resources on research.
Legacy
Set a standard of scholarship rarely equalled by later genealogists; the three volumes remain standard references over a century later and are collector's items.
Archives
- University of Pretoria Repository
Trivia
- On his deathbed, extracted a promise from his friend and mentor George McCall Theal to complete and publish the work.
- Died of pneumonia at age 37, leaving his family in penury.