About Johannes Andreas Truter
Lived 1763 – 1845 (aged 81). Johannes Andreas Truter was a South African judge.
Johannes Andreas Truter, also known as Sir John Truter (11 October 1763 - 5 June 1845), was the judicial officer of the Cape Colony and president of the Court of Justice at the Cape of Good Hope. He was also a South African Freemason and member of the Grand Orient of the Netherlands in South Africa. He was the uncle of Marie Koopmans-de Wet.
Truter also served on the first board of directors of the South African College, which would later become the University of Cape Town and SACS.
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Who was Johannes Andreas Truter?
South African judge (1763-1845)
When was Johannes Andreas Truter born?
Johannes Andreas Truter was born on 11 October 1763 in Cape Town.
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Johannes Andreas Truter died on 5 June 1845 in Cape Town.
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Johannes Andreas Truter was a judge.
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Johannes Andreas Truter was South African.
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