Jos de Villiers South African Astronomer
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| Birthday |
27th December, 1843
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| Died |
16th August, 1898
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| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn
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| Nationality |
South African
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| Occupation |
Astronomer
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Josias Eduard de Villiers (nicknamed Jos, Koelenhof, Stellenbosch, December 27, 1843 – Mosterthoek Farm, near Laingsburg, Western Cape, August 16, 1898) was a South African surveyor, politician, and amateur astronomer. He surveyed the first neighborhood in Johannesburg, Randjeslaagte. He predicted that Johannesburg would become a city rather than disappearing like other ghost towns (as most South African civil servants of the era did), and De Villiers Street there is named after him.
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