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Stephanus Jacobus du Toit

Afrikaans clergyman, founder of the First Afrikaans Language Movement (1847-1911)

  • Fame42.0
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  • Wikipedia295
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Lived 1847–1911, aged 64
JournalistsJournalist
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  • Era
    1847–1911
    Aged 64
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Updated 2026-06-22

Stephanus Jacobus du Toit was a South African nationalist, theologian, journalist, and translator. He promoted the Afrikaans language as a symbol of Afrikaner nationalism, launched the first Afrikaans-language newspaper Die Afrikaanse Patriot, and translated the Bible into Afrikaans. He was Superintendent of Education in the South African Republic from 1882 to 1889.

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