Pretorius
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Pretorius is a South African surname. The family has European and Indian ancestry: two East Indian slave women, Catharina van Bengale, and Helena van Malabar are ancestors.[1][2][3]
- André Pretorius, South African rugby player
- Andries Pretorius (1798–1853), Boer leader
- Dewald Pretorius, South African cricketer
- Hattingh Pretorius, South African military commander
- Jackie Pretorius, racecar driver
- Jaco Pretorius, South African rugby player
- Johan Pretorius, South African doctor
- Kosie Pretorius, Namibian politician
- Marianne Pretorius, South African rock climber
- Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (1819–1901), son of Andries, first president of the South African Republic (often known as the Transvaal Republic)
- Ryan Pretorius, American football place kicker from South Africa
- Rynard Pretorius, South African rugby player
- Doctor Septimus Pretorius, fictional mad scientist in Bride of Frankenstein
See also Praetorius, Pretoria
[edit] References
- ^ http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:d3eWsRPNPw4J:www.beyondidentity.co.za/2008/02/the-purity-of-the-afrikaners/+&cd=8&hl=en&ct=clnk&client=ubuntu
- ^ http://cape-slavery-heritage.iblog.co.za/2008/09/30/the-slave-roots-of-andries-pretorius-after-whom-pretoria-is-named/
- ^ http://www.stamouers.com/
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