Johannesburg in the Interwar Period
The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, from 1924 to 1936. The most recorded lives are Miriam Makeba, F. W. de Klerk and Sydney Brenner.
Notable people
Allan MacLeod Cormack
in 1924
1 moment here
South African-born American physicist and academic whose mathematical work helped establish computed tomography.…
F. W. de Klerk
in 1936
1 moment here
South African lawyer and National Party politician who served as State President of South Africa from 1989 to 1994 and as deputy president from 1994…
Miriam Makeba
in 1932
1 moment here
South African singer, songwriter, actor, and anti-apartheid activist known as “Mama Africa.” Makeba’s career took her from Johannesburg and Pretoria…
Sarojini Naidu
in 1932
1 moment here
Indian poet, nationalist, women’s-rights advocate, president of the Indian National Congress, and first governor of the United Provinces.…
Sydney Brenner
in 1927
1 moment here
South African-born molecular biologist whose career moved from Johannesburg and Oxford to Cambridge, California, Singapore and other scientific…
Moments
- 1924 Birth in Johannesburg Allan MacLeod Cormack
- 1927 Birth in Germiston Sydney Brenner
- 1932 Address at Johannesburg City Hall Sarojini Naidu
- 1932 Birth in Prospect Township Miriam Makeba
- 1936 Birth in Mayfair F. W. de Klerk