Hannes Meiring

Hannes Meiring (1935-2010) was an architect, author, artist and cultural facilitator.

Biography

Born in Potchefstroom on 11 October, 1934, the brother of politician Kobus Meiring. He qualified as architect at the Cape Town School of Architecture in 1958. In 1962 he won a scholarship from the then West German government to study at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Munich. After his return in 1964 he established a practice in Pretoria and became active in the field of architectural heritage preservation and conservation.

Later moved to Stellenbosch where he involved himself in the town's cultural matters and notably its architectural heritage.

He passed away there on 2 May 2010, leaving his wife, the journalist and critic Martie Retief-Meiring and his daughter, the cultural manager and director, Kabous Meiring