Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr (1894–1948), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr (1894–1948)

Pre-Apartheid South African minister

Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1894

Place of Birth: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Date of Death: 03-Dec-1948

Profession: politician, classical scholar

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

See also his uncle, Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr (Onze Jan)Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr (20 March 1894 – 3 December 1948) was a South African politician and intellectual in the years preceding apartheid.
In his lifetime he was regarded as one of the cleverest men in the country, and it was widely expected that he would eventually become Prime Minister of South Africa.
He came from a well-known Afrikaner family; his uncle, also Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr but known affectionately as "Onze Jan" among fellow Afrikaners, was a famous figure in the Afrikaans language movement.