Rev S.J. du Toit
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Reverend Stephanus Jacobus du Toit (October 9, 1847 – May 29, 1911) was a South African who pioneered the recognition of the Afrikaans
language. He was the leader and one of the founder members of the Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners
(Society of True Afrikaners) which later merged with the Zuidafrikaansche Boeren Beschermings Vereeniging (South African Farmers' Protection Association) to form the Afrikaner Bond
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S.J. du Toit was editor of the first Afrikaans newspaper Die Afrikaanse Patriot which was succeeded in 1905 by the Paarl Post.
His son Jakob Daniël du Toit, known by the pseudonym Totius, was also a pioneer of the Afrikaans language and the first to translate the Bible into Afrikaans
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Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
language. He was the leader and one of the founder members of the Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners
Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners
The Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners was formed on 14 August 1875 in the town of Paarl by a group of Afrikaans speakers from the current Western Cape region...
(Society of True Afrikaners) which later merged with the Zuidafrikaansche Boeren Beschermings Vereeniging (South African Farmers' Protection Association) to form the Afrikaner Bond
Afrikaner Bond
The Afrikaner Bond was a political party in the Cape Colony. It was formed by the union in 1881 of the Genootskap vir Regte Afrikaners of Rev S.J...
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S.J. du Toit was editor of the first Afrikaans newspaper Die Afrikaanse Patriot which was succeeded in 1905 by the Paarl Post.
His son Jakob Daniël du Toit, known by the pseudonym Totius, was also a pioneer of the Afrikaans language and the first to translate the Bible into Afrikaans
Bible translations (Afrikaans)
C. P. Hoogenhout, Arnoldus Pannevis, and Stephanus Jacobus du Toit were the first Afrikaans Bible translators. Important landmarks in the translation of the Scriptures were in 1878 with C. P. Hoogenhout's translation of the Evangelie volgens Markus , however this translation was never published...
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External links
- History of the Paarl Post incl. a photo of S.J. du Toit