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| − | + | CHANGUION, Dr. A.N.E. (?) Dutch-born Professor of the Zuid-Afrikaanche Athenaeum from 1831-*?, who played an important role in the promotion of Dutch culture in the Cape during the first half of the 19th Century. Unhappy with the increasing anglicisation of the Athenaeum, he later founded his own “institute” (* name?), a centre for basic and more advanced study with boarding facilities, which operated in both English and Dutch. He also worked for, and later edited the ''Nederduitsche Zuid-Afrikaansch Tydschrift''. From around 1850 onwards, he organised important Dutch-language cultural evenings to promote recitations and public speaking. (Bosman, 1928) [JH] | |
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CHANGUION, Dr. A.N.E. (?) Dutch-born Professor of the Zuid-Afrikaanche Athenaeum from 1831-*?, who played an important role in the promotion of Dutch culture in the Cape during the first half of the 19th Century. Unhappy with the increasing anglicisation of the Athenaeum, he later founded his own “institute” (* name?), a centre for basic and more advanced study with boarding facilities, which operated in both English and Dutch. He also worked for, and later edited the Nederduitsche Zuid-Afrikaansch Tydschrift. From around 1850 onwards, he organised important Dutch-language cultural evenings to promote recitations and public speaking. (Bosman, 1928) [JH]
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