Willem Johannes Leyds
Willem Johannes Leyds, Portrait by Jan Veth (1896)
Willem Johannes Leyds (born May 1, 1859 in Magelang , Dutch East Indies , † May 14, 1940 in The Hague ) was a South African ambassador and foreign minister.
Life
Leyds studied law and practiced the profession of lawyer . From 1884 to 1889 he was Attorney General of the South African Republic and from 1889 to 1898 Foreign Minister. From 1898 to 1902 he was ambassador to Brussels .
Theodor Mommsen was one of his contacts in the German Empire .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Percy Alport Molteno, selection of the correspondence by Percy Alport Molteno, 1892–1914 p. 53
literature
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Martin Bossenbroek : The Boer War . Auckland Park, Jacana Media, 2015. ISBN 978-1-4314-1049-1
- German by Andreas Ecke : Death at the Cape. The history of the Boer War , Beck, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-406-68812-6 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Willem Eduard Bok |
South African Foreign Minister 1889 to 1898 |
Francis William Reitz |
| South African ambassador to Belgium from 1898 to 1902 |
1981: Petrus Hendrik Meyer |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leyds, Willem Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African ambassador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Magelang , Dutch East Indies |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 14, 1940 |
| Place of death | The Hague , Netherlands |