Sir David Graaff, 3rd Baronet
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Sir David de Villiers Graaff, 3rd Baronet (born 3 May 1940), is a South African businessman and owner of De Grendel Wine Estate.
The son of Sir De Villiers Graaff, 2nd Baronet
, he was born in 1940, after his father left to serve in the North African campaign
. Sir De Villiers became a prisoner of war
in 1942, and would not meet his son until 1945. David took his undergraduate degree BSC Agric University of Stellenbosch, preparatory to a career in politics and farming, but also read Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Magdalen College, Oxford
and studied at the University of Grenoble
. Like his father, he at one time entered South African politics and served as Minister of Trade and Industry under FW De klerk, he withdrew in 1996 after his fathers death. When he inherited the baronetcy and the family estate of De Grendel upon his father's death, he decided to experiment with viniculture and winemaking.Sir David is a director of Graaffs Trust and The Milnerton Estates Limited.
Sir David has four children by his wife, Sally, the eldest of whom, De Villiers, is heir apparent to the baronetcy and farms in the Hex River valley.
The son of Sir De Villiers Graaff, 2nd Baronet
Sir de Villiers Graaff, 2nd Baronet
Sir De Villiers Graaff, 2nd Baronet known as Div Graaf, was a South African politician who succeeded his father, Sir David Pieter de Villiers Graaff, 1st Baronet, to his baronetcy in 1931...
, he was born in 1940, after his father left to serve in the North African campaign
North African campaign
During the Second World War, the North African Campaign took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943. It included campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts and in Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia .The campaign was fought between the Allies and Axis powers, many of whom had...
. Sir De Villiers became a prisoner of war
Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
in 1942, and would not meet his son until 1945. David took his undergraduate degree BSC Agric University of Stellenbosch, preparatory to a career in politics and farming, but also read Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
and studied at the University of Grenoble
University of Grenoble
University of Grenoble or Grenoble University was a university in Grenoble, France until 1970, when it was split into several different institutions:...
. Like his father, he at one time entered South African politics and served as Minister of Trade and Industry under FW De klerk, he withdrew in 1996 after his fathers death. When he inherited the baronetcy and the family estate of De Grendel upon his father's death, he decided to experiment with viniculture and winemaking.Sir David is a director of Graaffs Trust and The Milnerton Estates Limited.
Sir David has four children by his wife, Sally, the eldest of whom, De Villiers, is heir apparent to the baronetcy and farms in the Hex River valley.