George McCall Theal

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George McCall Theal

George McCall Theal (born April 11, 1837 in Saint John (New Brunswick) , † April 17, 1919 in Wynberg , Cape Province ) was a Canadian-born British historian who was engaged in researching the history of southern Africa and its various cultures has earned.

Life

A standard work is his History of South Africa from 1795–1872 ( History of South Africa from 1795–1872 ). Also worth mentioning are his works on the Boer immigrant group and the Xhosa folklore .

Works (selection)

  • South Africa As It Is (pamphlet, 1871 King William's Town)
  • Compendium of South African History and Geography (2 vols. 1873, Lovedale)
  • Kaffir Folk-Lore (1882, London) Online
  • Chronicles of Cape Commanders (1882, Cape Town)
  • Basutoland Records (3 vols. 1883 Cape Town)
  • Boers and Bantu (1886)
  • A Fragment of Basuto History (1886)
  • The Republic of Natal (1886)
  • History of the Boers in South Africa (1887)
  • History of South Africa (5 vols. 1889–1900)
    • History of South Africa (11 vols. London 1916-1927). - Volume I: Ethnography and Condition of South Africa before AD 1505. Volumes II, III and IV: History of South Africa Before 1795. Volumes V, VI, VII, VIII and IX: History of South Africa Since 1795. Volumes X and XI : History of South Africa 1873 to 1884
  • Geslacht-register der Oude Kaapsche Familien with CC de Villiers (3 vols. 1893–94)
  • The Portuguese in South Africa (1896)
  • Important historical documents (3 vols. 1896–1911, Cape Town)
  • Large number of documentary publications (1897–1905, London)
  • Records of the Cape Colony (36 vols.)
  • Records of South-Eastern Africa (9 vols. 1898–1903)
  • History and Ethnography of Africa south of the Zambesi (1907-10)
  • The Yellow- and Dark-skinned People of Africa south of the Zambesi (1910)
  • Willem Adriaan van der Stel and other Historical Sketches (1912)
  • Documents relating to the Kaffir War of 1835 (1912)
  • Catalog of Books and Pamphlets relating to Africa south of the Zambesi in the Collection of George McCall Theal (1912)
  • South Africa - Story of the Nations Series (1917, first edition in 1894)
  • Ethnography and Condition of South Africa before AD 1505 (1st of 11 vols. 1919)
  • History of South Africa from 1873 to 1884: Twelve eventful Years (vols. 10 & 11, 1919)

literature

personal data
SURNAME Theal, George McCall
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British historian
DATE OF BIRTH April 11, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint John (New Brunswick)
DATE OF DEATH April 17, 1919
Place of death Wynberg , Cape Province