Fransjohan Pretorius Explained

Fransjohan Pretorius
Birth Date:25 January 1949
Birth Place:Johannesburg, South Africa
Nationality:South African
Occupation:Historian, emeritus professor
Period:1989 - 2014 (- 2022)
Spouse:Laurette Pretorius
Awards: (1998)
(2019)
Alma Mater:University of Pretoria, Leiden University, University of South Africa
Thesis Year:1988
Workplaces:University of Pretoria
Main Interests:Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902)
Notable Works:The Hall handbook of the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 (1999, with Darrell Hall and Gilbert Torlage), A history of South Africa : from the distant past to the present day (2014), and Scorched earth (2017)

Fransjohan Pretorius (born January 25, 1949, in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African historian and professor emeritus of History at the University of Pretoria. His main field is the history of the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902), to which he contributed many scholarly books and articles, both as an author and editor.[1] [2] His 1999 book, Life on Commando during the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902, was runner-up for the Sunday Times Alan Paton Award. The Afrikaans edition won three major awards. He received the Stals Prize from the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South African Academy for Arts and Science) in 1998, and is a former editor of 'Historia', the journal of the South African Historical Association.[3]

Education and career

Pretorius studied history at the University of Pretoria (UP) and so is a Tukkie (derived from Transvaalse Universiteitskollege, the original name of the University of Pretoria). He continued his studies at Leiden University and obtained a PhD in history at the University of South Africa (UNISA) in 1989.[4] He was lecturer in the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies from 1989 until his retirement in 2014 at the University of Pretoria.[5] [6]

Awards

In 1998 Pretorius received the Stals Prize for Cultural History from the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (SAAWK, South African Academy of Science and Art) and in 2001 the Prestige Prize from the Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge (FAK, Federation of Afrikaans Cultural Associations). In 2019, he was awarded the annual Jan H. Marais Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Afrikaans as an academic language.

Personal life

Pretorius is married to Laurette Pretorius, a computer science professor emeritus at the University of South Africa.

Publications

Pretorius' publications include:

In English

In Afrikaans

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190523194634/http://www.tafelberg.com/authors/2903 . 2019-05-23 . Author focus: Fransjohan Pretorius. Biographical info . 2009 . September 6, 2024 . en.
  2. Web site: Pretorius, Fransjohan . 2024 . worldcat.org . OCLC . October 5, 2024 .
  3. Web site: The Boer Wars . September 11, 2024 . bbc.co.uk . Fransjohan . Pretorius . 2011-03-29 . BBC.
  4. Web site: Persverklaring: Jan H Maraisprys toegeken aan die historikus Fransjohan Pretorius . September 11, 2024 . Press release: Jan H Marais Prize awarded to historian Fransjohan Pretorius . LitNet. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns . 2019-04-01 . litnet.co.za . af.
  5. Web site: UP historian wins lifetime recognition award for contribution to Afrikaans . September 11, 2024 . up.ac.za . June 11, 2019 . University of Pretoria . Department of University Relationship.
  6. Web site: B1 rating for Professor Pretorius . University of Pretoria, Historical & Heritage Studies . March 20, 2017 . September 11, 2024 . up.ac.za.

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