# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nicolas-smit
# Generated: 2026-08-12T22:22:46.818Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/nicolas-smit"
name: "Nicolas Smit"
slug: "nicolas-smit"
description: "Nicolaas Jacobus Smit was a Boer general and politician. During the First Boer War, he led Boer forces to victory during the Battle of Majuba Hill. He served as Vice State President of the South African Republic from 1887 and served until his death."
tagline: "South African politician (1837-1896)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nicolaas_Jacobus_Smit.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "South Africa"
  isoCode: "ZA"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1837-05-30"
deathDate: "1896-04-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           40.68
  momentum:             0
  historical:           5.680310666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaas_Smit"
    title: "Nicolaas Smit"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Jacobus_Smit"
    title: "Nicolas Jacobus Smit"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AA"
    title: "نيكولاس سميت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaas_Smit"
    title: "Nicolaas Smit"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaas_Smit"
    title: "Nicolaas Smit"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaas_Smit_(homme_politique)"
    title: "Nicolaas Smit (homme politique)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13035631"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump