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The inauguration of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) is celebrated

The inauguration of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) is celebrated

Date
4 Oct 1922
Updated
22 Aug 2019
The inauguration of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) is celebrated

The inauguration of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits) was celebrated a few months after the University College, Johannesburg was granted full university status on 1 March 1922. Prince Arthur of Connaught, governor-general of the Union of South Africa, became the University's first chancellor, and Professor Jan H. Hofmeyr its first principal. Building began at Milner Park on a site donated to the University by the Johannesburg municipality. Reference: Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 473.

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). The inauguration of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) is celebrated. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011448

South African History Online (2011) 'The inauguration of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) is celebrated', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011448 (Accessed: 1 August 2026).

South African History Online, The inauguration of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) is celebrated [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011448, (accessed 1 August 2026).

"The inauguration of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) is celebrated." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011448. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "The inauguration of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) is celebrated." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011448.

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