27 April 1882
Singer Mary Eveline Fincken , also known as choirmaster, teacher of singing and educationist was born in Hoyland, Yorkshire, England. She came to South Africa in 1908 for health reasons. Fincken was one of the first staff members at the South African College of Music in Cape Town. On her death in 1955 she left her collection of music to the Black section of the Cape Town Public Library.
References
Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography , v.1, Pretoria: HSRC. |Remembered Admin, Andrea, Obituary for Mary Eveline Fincken (1882 - 1955), from Remembered, [online], Available at remembered.co.za [Accessed: 29 April 2014]