De Wet (other)

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Jacob Willemszoon de Wet Jacob Willemszoon de Wet or Jacob Willemsz. de Wet the Elder (c. 1610 – between 1675 and 1691) was a Dutch Golden Age painter whose works were largely influenced by Rembrandt. Biography De Wet was born and died in Haarlem Haarlem (; pred ...

(c. 1610 – between 1675 and 1691), Dutch painter *

Christiaan de Wet Christiaan Rudolf de Wet (7 October 1854 – 3 February 1922) was a Boer general, rebel leader and politician. Life Born on the Leeuwkop farm, in the district of Smithfield in the Boer Republic of the Orange Free State, he later resided at ...

(1854–1922), Boer general, rebel leader and politician **

De Wet Decoration The De Wet Decoration, post-nominal letters DWD, is a military long service decoration which was instituted by the South Africa, Republic of South Africa in 1965. It could be awarded to members of the Commandos, the rural civil defence component ...

, South African military medal named after the above *

Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet, PC, QC (11 September 1873 – 16 March 1960) was a South African politician, lawyer, and judge who was Chief Justice of South Africa and acting Governor-General from 1943 to 1945. Early life De Wet was born and went ...

(1873–1960),

Chief Justice of South Africa The chief justice of South Africa is the most senior judge of the Constitutional Court and head of the judiciary of South Africa, who exercises final authority over the functioning and management of all the courts. The position of chief justic ...

and acting Governor-General *

Quartus de Wet Quartus de Wet (10 March 1899 – 18 December 1980) was a South African judge who served as Judge President of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa. Early life and education Born in 1899 in Pretoria, he was ...

(1899–1980), son of the above, South African judge and judge-president of the Transvaal, and presiding judge of the 1963

Rivonia Trial The Rivonia Trial was a trial that took place in apartheid-era South Africa between 9 October 1963 and 12 June 1964, after a group of anti-apartheid activists were arrested on Liliesleaf Farm in Rivonia. The farm had been the secret location f ...

, where he sentenced

Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela ( , ; born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African Internal resistance to apartheid, anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa f ...

and other anti-apartheid activists to life imprisonment. *

Johannes Christiaan de Wet Johannes Christiaan de Wet (1912–1990) was South Africa's most influential jurist and teacher of law. Biography Born as a farmer's son in the Orange Free State, he studied law at Stellenbosch, attaining doctorates there and in Leiden. After ...

(1912–1990), South African jurist *

De Wet Barry De Wet Barry (born 24 June 1978 in Ceres, Western Cape) is a South African former rugby union footballer who played 38 test matches for the South Africa (the Springboks). In 2000, Barry made his Springbok debut against Canada in East London. Ba ...

(born 1978), South African rugby union footballer *

Friedel de Wet Friedel de Wet (born 26 June 1980) is a South African former first-class cricketer. de Wet was born at Durban and educated at Grenswag High School in Rustenburg and the University of Technology in Pretoria. He represented the United Cricket Bo ...

(born 1980), South African cricketer *

Jane de Wet Jane de Wet is a South African actress and dancer. Personal life De Wet is from Somerset West, Western Cape. She first discovered performing arts as a dancer in a recital at De Hoop Primary School. She matriculated at Parel Vallei High School ...

(born 1996), South African actress * David Roelof de wet (born 1982), South African engineer {{surname Dutch-language surnames Afrikaans-language surnames