Joseph Orpen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Orpen

South African politician

Date of Birth: 05-Nov-1828

Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 17-Dec-1923

Profession: politician

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Joseph Millerd Orpen (5 November 1828 – 17 December 1923) was an influential colonial administrator for the British empire in southern Africa, as well as a local member of the Cape Parliament and the Orange Free State Volksraad.
In addition, he was a self-taught anthropologist and a student of indigenous southern African cultures.