Willem Johannes Leyds
Willem Johannes Leyds | |
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State Attorney of the South African Republic | |
In office 13 October 1884 – 10 January 1889 | |
State Secretary of the South African Republic | |
In office 10 January 1889 – 31 May 1898 | |
Preceded by | W.E. Bok |
Succeeded by | F.W. Reitz |
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the South African Republic in Europe | |
In office 1 June 1898 – 31 May 1902 | |
Preceded by | Jhr. G.J.T. Beelaerts van Blokland |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Magelang, Dutch East Indies | 1 May 1859
Died | 14 May 1940 The Hague, Netherlands | (aged 81)
Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
Occupation | schoolteacher, civil servant |
Profession | lawyer |
Willem Johannes Leyds (Magelang, Dutch East Indies, 1 May 1859 – The Hague, Netherlands, 14 May 1940) was a Dutch lawyer and statesman, who made a career as State Attorney (1884-1889) and State Secretary (1889-1898) of the South African Republic. From 1898 to 1902, during the crucial period of the South African War, he was the Republic’s Special Envoy and Minister Plenipotentiary in Brussels, accredited to several European states.
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References
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- Botha, P.R. (1926). Die staatkundige ontwikkeling van die Suid-Afrikaanse Republiek onder Krüger en Leyds. Amsterdam.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Krüger, D.W. (1976). "Leyds, Willem Johannes". Suid-Afrikaanse Biografiese Woordeboek. Vol. 3. Kaapstad & Johannesburg. pp. 529–533.
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(help) - van Jaarsveld, F.A. (April 1954). "Tyd en geskiedenisbeeld. 'n Metodologies-kritiese ondersoek na die werk van dr. W.J. Leyds". T.W.K.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - van Winter, P.J. (1937–1938). Onder Krugers Hollanders: geschiedenis van de Nederlandsche Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorweg-Maatschappij (2 vols.). Amsterdam: De Bussy.
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(help) - van Winter, P.J. (1942). "Dr. Leyds en Zuid-Afrika". Jaarboek van de Maatschappij der Nederlandsche Letterkunde te Leiden 1941-1942. Leiden: E.J. Brill: 13–36.
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