1905 - 1983
H. B. Thom South African Historian
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Details
| First Name |
H.
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| Middle Name |
B.
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| Last Name |
Thom
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| Birthday |
13th December, 1905
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| Birthplace |
Jamestown, Cape Province, South Africa
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| Died |
4th November, 1983
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| Place of Death |
Stellenbosch
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| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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| Nationality |
South African
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| Occupation |
Historian
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Hendrik Bernardus Thom (13 December 1905 – 4 November 1983) was born in Jamestown, Cape Colony, and grew up in Burgersdorp, South Africa. Because he was the 5th grandchild of his grandfather and namesake with the first names Hendrik Bernardus, his parents decided to call him by the nickname Quintus ("Five") to distinguish him from his cousins; he was known as Quintie Thom throughout his life. He matriculated at Burgersdorp High School and studied at Stellenbosch University (BA History and Dutch, cum laude, 1926 and MA History, cum laude, 1928). He continued his studies in history in Germany at the Friedrich Wilhelms Universität in Berlin (1928–1929), at the Sorbonne in Paris (1930) and in Amsterdam, researching his doctoral thesis, which he completed on his return to Stellenbosch. The title of his doctoral thesis (Ph.D., 1930) was: Die geskiedenis van die skaapboerdery in Suid-Afrika (The history of sheep farming in South Africa).
