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SA architect Gerard Moerdijk is born

SA architect Gerard Moerdijk is born

Date
4 Mar 1890
Updated
30 Sep 2019
SA architect Gerard Moerdijk is born

Gerard Leendert Pieter Moerdijk, of Dutch descent, was born in the Waterberg district, Transvaal (now Limpopo Province). He was one of the first Afrikaans architects and pioneered new designs for churches, adapting them to South African requirements and using local materials. He designed approximately ninety churches, numerous houses, halls and public buildings, and the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria.

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  1. 01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 7, p. 482. Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). SA architect Gerard Moerdijk is born. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011136

South African History Online (2011) 'SA architect Gerard Moerdijk is born', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011136 (Accessed: 5 August 2026).

South African History Online, SA architect Gerard Moerdijk is born [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011136, (accessed 5 August 2026).

"SA architect Gerard Moerdijk is born." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011136. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "SA architect Gerard Moerdijk is born." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011136.

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