# Jan Lion Cachet

> Jan Lion Cachet was a minister and professor in the Reformed Church and an early Afrikaans writer and poet. Cachet was born to Jewish-Portuguese parents as the younger brother of Frans Lion Cachet. In 1849 the family converted to Christianity. In 1861 Cachet emigrated to South Africa as a teacher. He qualified as a minister and later became a professor at the Theological School in Burgersdorp, of which Prof. Dirk Postma was the rector. In 1905 he moved with the theological school to Potchefstroom and a few years later he died.

*South African writer (1838-1912)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1838-11-29
- **Died:** 1912-09-21
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Jan Lion Cachet was a minister and professor in the Reformed Church and an early Afrikaans writer and poet. Cachet was born to Jewish-Portuguese parents as the younger brother of Frans Lion Cachet. In 1849 the family converted to Christianity. In 1861 Cachet emigrated to South Africa as a teacher. He qualified as a minister and later became a professor at the Theological School in Burgersdorp, of which Prof. Dirk Postma was the rector. In 1905 he moved with the theological school to Potchefstroom and a few years later he died.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 31.5
- **Momentum:** 1.8

## Sources
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