Percy Fischer Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Percy Fischer
Honorific-Suffix:KC
Office2:Judge of the Orange Free State Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa
Term Start2:1929
Term End2:1939
Office1:Judge President of the Orange Free State Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa
Term Start1:1939
Term End1:1948
Predecessor1:C. L. Botha
Successor1:Toon van den Heever
Birthname:Percy Ulrich Fischer
Birth Date:22 March 1878
Birth Place:Bloemfontein, Orange Free State
Death Place:Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, Union of South Africa
Nationality:South African
Father:Abraham Fischer
Alma Mater:South African College
Trinity Hall, Cambridge

Percy Ulrich Fischer (22 March 1878 – 10 June 1957) was a South African judge president of the Orange Free State Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa.[1] He was the son of politician Abraham Fischer and the father of the lawyer Bram Fischer.[2] [3]

Early life and education

Fischer was the son of Abraham Fischer and his wife, Ada Robertson. He received his schooling at Grey College in Bloemfontein and in 1895 continued his studies at the South African College, where he obtained his BA degree.[4] He then went to the United Kingdom and studied law at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and was admitted to the Middle Temple in 1900.

Career

He then returned to Bloemfontein and in 1904 he began practicing as an advocate.[4] In 1924 he became King's Counsel and on 9 September 1929 he was appointed a judge in the Orange Free State Division of the Supreme Court.[4] Fischer served as puisne judge for ten years, after which he was appointed judge president of the Orange Free State Division in 1939.

Personal life

Fischer married Ella Fichardt in 1907 and there were four sons and a daughter born out of their marriage.[5] His eldest son, Bram Fischer, became an advocate in Johannesburg, was a for anti-apartheid activist and was sentenced to life imprisonment.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Beyers, C. J.. Dictionary of South African biography: Vol V. Human Sciences Research Council. 1987. 0-796-90420-0. Pretoria. 264.
  2. Web site: 2019. Bram Fischer: 23 April 1908-8 May 1975. 2021-02-10. Amandla Durban. en-GB.
  3. News: Zuma renames Bloem airport. Grobler. Andre. December 13, 2012. Independent Online. December 5, 2018.
  4. Book: Standard encyclopaedia of Southern Africa / 4 Dev - For . 1971 . Cape Town . Nasou . 978-0-625-00320-4.
  5. Book: South African Family Registers 2018. GISA. 2019. Stellenbosch. 4914.
  6. Web site: Stadlen. Nicholas. 2015. Bram Fischer's Legacy. 2021-02-10. The Cairo Review of Global Affairs. en-US.