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Blignaut
Blignaut is an Afrikaans surname, derived from the French language, French ''Blignault/Blignot''. It may refer to: *Aegidius Jean Blignaut (1899–1994), South African author *Alex Blignaut (1932–2001), racing driver and motor racing team owner from South Africa *Andy Blignaut (born 1978), Zimbabwean cricketer * Christian August Blignaut (1897–1974), aka Chris Blignaut and Harold Wise, South African prolific singer/songwriter (see :af:Chris Blignaut, Afrikaans Wikipedia) *Dylan Blignaut (born 1995), German cricketer *Nikolai Blignaut (born 1985), South African rugby union player *Pieter Jeremias Blignaut (1841–1909), South African (Boer) civil servant and Acting State President *Toek Blignaut (1922–2007) was a South African writer See also * Blignault {{surname Afrikaans-language surnames Surnames of French origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieter Jeremias Blignaut
Pieter Jeremias Blignaut (26 June 1841, in Paarl – 1 November 1909, in Bloemfontein) was a South African (Boer) civil servant, Government Secretary of the Orange Free State (1879–1902), and served twice as Presidents of the Orange Free State, Acting State President, first after the death of Johannes Brand, President Brand (1888–1889), and again after the resignation of Francis William Reitz, President Reitz in 1895–1896. After the conclusion of the South African War, Blignaut served as member of both the legislative council and the Legislative Assembly of the Orange River Colony. He was also a member of several state commissions. Biography Family Blignaut was a member from an old Cape family, the son of Johannes Jeremias Cornelis Blignaut and Johanna Emerentia de Villiers. He was named after his grandfather Pieter Jeremias Blignaut, a Burgess (title), burgher of Stellenbosch, who married 25 October 1801 with Maria Dorothea de Villiers. Blignaut himself was m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |