Jan Hofmeyr

Born: 1845
Died: 1909
Updated: 23 Aug 2019

Summary

Afrikaner cultural activist

A published and a principal figure in the Afrikaner Bond. However as a political moderate, he worked closely with Rhodes until the Jameson Raid that severed ties between Afrikaners and the Britons. Hofmeyr played peacemaker during the build up to the Anglo-Boer War and also tried to moderate Milner's demands on Kriger. After the war he devoted himself to Afrikaner cultural interests and a federal approach to the newly formed union.

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South African History Online. (2011, February 17). Jan Hofmeyr. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008168

South African History Online (2011) 'Jan Hofmeyr', South African History Online, 17 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008168 (Accessed: 9 October 2026).

South African History Online, Jan Hofmeyr [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008168, (accessed 9 October 2026).

"Jan Hofmeyr." South African History Online, 17 Feb. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008168. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "Jan Hofmeyr." South African History Online. February 17, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008168.