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Coordinates: 33°55′29″S18°25′6″E / 33.92472°S 18.41833°E
Tot Nut van het Algemeen (trans. 'For the good of all'), commonly known as Tot Nut, was a Dutch-medium school in Cape Town from 1804 to 1870.
The school catered for all nationalities and played an important role in educating the Dutch-speaking children of the Cape Colony. Its curriculum included modern and ancient languages, literature, mathematics drawing and vocal music. The school also maintained a preparatory section for infants. Staff were drawn from scholars, divines of different denominations and eminent professionals. [1]
The precise location of the school has been a matter of some uncertainty. A recent study, however, has identified its original location as being in Strand Street, on the site of the present Cape Sun Hotel. In 1833 the school moved to a new building in Queen Victoria Street, a site which is today occupied by the annexe to the Cape High Court. Schröder's memento states quite categorically that it was in New Street. The school remained on this site until its closure in 1870. [2]
Coordinates: 33°55′29″S18°25′6″E / 33.92472°S 18.41833°E
Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr was a South African politician and intellectual in the years preceding apartheid. In his lifetime he was regarded as one of the cleverest men in the country, and it was widely expected that he would eventually become Prime Minister of South Africa. He came from a well-known Afrikaner family; his uncle, also Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr but known affectionately as "Onze Jan" among fellow Afrikaners, was a famous figure in the Afrikaans language movement.
Pretoria Boys High School, also known as Boys High, is a public, tuition charging, English medium high school for boys situated in the suburb of Brooklyn in Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa, founded in 1901 by Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner.
Francis William Reitz, Jr. was a South African lawyer, politician, statesman, publicist, and poet who was a member of parliament of the Cape Colony, Chief Justice and fifth State President of the Orange Free State, State Secretary of the South African Republic at the time of the Second Boer War, and the first president of the Senate of the Union of South Africa.
The South African College Schools is a semi-private English medium primary and high education institution situated in Newlands - part of the Southern Suburbs region of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Founded in 1829, it is the oldest school in South Africa.
Sir John Gilbert Kotzé KC was an eminent South African jurist.
Wilhelmus Johannes Franciscus Nuyens better known as Willem Jan Frans Nuyens was a Dutch historian.
Christianus Petrus Eliza Robidé van der Aa was a Dutch jurist and author. He was the son of Pierre Jean Baptiste Charles van der Aa.
Henricus Aeneae was a Dutch scientist and mathematician.
The Afrikaner Bond was founded as an anti-Imperialist political party in 19th century southern Africa. While its origins were largely in the Orange Free State, it came to have a significant presence across the region, and especially in the Cape Colony and the Transvaal.
William Howard Schröder 'Willie', was a South African artist, cartoonist and publisher.
Jan Nieuwenhuijzen was a Dutch Mennonite teacher and minister.
Cornelis Jan Simonsz was a Governor of Dutch Ceylon from 11 May 1703 until 22 November 1707.
Baron Pieter van Reedevan Oudtshoorn was a senior official and Governor designate of the Dutch Cape Colony. He was appointed Governor of the Cape Colony in 1772 to succeed the deceased Governor Ryk Tulbagh but died at sea on his way to the Cape Colony to take up his post. The Western Cape town of Oudtshoorn is named after him. He is the progenitor of the van R(h)eede van Oudtshoorn family in South Africa.
The Maatschappij tot Nut van 't Algemeen is a non-profit organization in the Netherlands founded in 1784 with the purpose of developing individuals and society, primarily through education. It had great influence in improving public education through better textbooks, model schools and teacher's training. The society continues to be involved in extracurricular education.
Joost Berman was a Dutch lawyer, judge, politician, poet, nonfiction writer, and editor.
The People's University of Amsterdam also known as Volks Universiteit Amsterdam or Folk University, is a course centre for adults in Amsterdam. In 1784, the Dutch Maatschappij tot Nut van 't Algemeen was founded and around 1900 there were about 20 so-called Toynbee-associations to English example adult education offered to the lowest social classes. Volksuniversiteit Amsterdam was founded in 1913 and has various course locations in Amsterdam. Since 2016 the Volksuniversiteit Amsterdam works together with the Amsterdam Public Library.
Stellenberg is a suburb in Bellville, Western Cape South Africa.
Church Square in Cape Town, South Africa, lies in front of the Groote Kerk at the intersection of Parliament and Spin Streets. It currently features a park.
Fastned is a Dutch company that owns and operates a network of over 100 EV charging stations in the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Switzerland. A large majority of its stations are located at Dutch highway rest areas. Fastned was founded in 2012.
Jan Christoffel Hofmeyr also known as Stoffel Hofmeyr was a notary, financier, benefactor and Mayor of Cape Town.
