BIOGRAPHIES OF NAMIBIAN
PERSONALITIES
in alphabetical order
KLAUS DIERKS
Copyright © 2003-2004 Dr. Klaus Dierks
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001561
J'Ameja, Tuomas
*
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Gender: m
Namibia National Archives Database
001556
Jackson, Albert
* .1873 at Hohensalza, Ostpreussen, Germany (now Poland)
+ 05.09.1959 at Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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Trader in Namibia.
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Gender: m
Field of activity: BUS
Profession: Trader
RAW DATA: SWA Annual 1972:73;
000353
Jackson, Rashleigh Edmond
*
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Rashleigh Edmond Jackson, a diplomat from Guyana, served as President of the United
Nations Council for Namibia from 1974 to 19.. .
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Gender: m
Field of activity: POL
Profession: Diplomat
Functions: Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations
President - United Nations Council for Namibia
Namibia National Archives Database
000364
Jacomet, Juerg
*
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Juerg Jacomet, a Swiss arms dealer, was linked to arms supplies to South Africa and to
plans of dumping nuclear waste in Namibia. His business connections included the head of
South Africa's biomedical weapons program Dr. Wouter Basson, and the Swiss Walter Rihs
junior and senior who operated fraudulent business firms in Namibia between 1988-1998.
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Gender: m
Field of activity: BUS
Namibia National Archives Database
002152
Jager #Aimab, ||Ô-gain Captain (Groot Doden)
[#Aimab - Nama name]
*
+
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Jager #Aimab was the Captain of the ||Ô-gain (or Groot Doden) from the Kuiseb River
around 1860 until the 1870s. During the Namaland conflicts in the 1850s/1860s Jager #Aimab
was, together with the ||Khau-|gõan (Swartboois), an ally of the Ovaherero against Jonker
Afrikaner of the Orlam Afrikaners. In January 1858 he was one of the signatories of the
Hoachanas Peace Accord. In March 1864 he attacked, together with Andersson's Ovaherero
Army, the Orlam Afrikaners in the Battle of Witvley. In July 1865 #Aimab, together with
||Oaseb of the Kai||khaun and Hendrik Henricks of the ||Hawoben, defeated Kido Witbooi
with his allies, David Christian Frederiks of Bethany and Paul Goliath of Berseba, in
Gibeon. In October 1866, however, Kido Witbooi was successful to defeat ||Oaseb with his
ally #Aimab. After the death of Jager #Aimab, he was followed by Henrik Windstaan
(Kol)(around 1880).
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Gender: m
Field of activity: POL
RAW DATA: Chronology of Namibian History, 2003 (Dierks);
001558
Jäger, Franz
* in Germany
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Catholic missionary.
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Gender: m
Field of activity: REL
Profession: Missionary
Namibia National Archives Database
000924
Jaeger, Fritz, Prof.
* 08.06.1881 at Offenbach/M, Germany
First entry to Namibia: 1913
Last departure from Namibia: 1919
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Fritz Jaeger was born on 08.06.1881 at Offenbach in Germany. He was a geographer,
Professor at the universities of Berlin and Basel. He travelled and researched extensively
in Africa. He was sent to Namibia by the German Colonial Office in 1913 (together with Leo
Waibel) where he researched, at times interrupted by the First World War, until 1919.
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Gender: m
Field of activity: SCI
Profession: Geographer
Father:
Collections/Papers:
1). Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde und Raumordnung, Bad Godesberg
2). NAN: A.1 (Diaries of travels in Namibia; articles; biographical details;
bibliographical details)
RAW DATA: Dt.Koloniallexikon;
000560
Jager, Fanuël
*
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Fanuël Jager was the bearer of high office under Hendrik Witbooi. Possibly the Jager
family once belonged to the Orlam Afrikaners but joined Witbooi at some stage.
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Gender: m
Namibia National Archives Database
001559
Jager, Jacobus
* in Namibia
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Schoolmaster in Rietmond.
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Gender: m
Field of activity: EDU
RAW DATA: JBRMG 1903:18;
001648
Jager, Johannes
* in South Africa
+ .1825 at Dabegabis near Warmbad
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African assistant of missionary Threlfall, was murdered with him near Warmbad in 1825.
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Gender: m
Field of activity: REL
Namibia National Archives Database
001560
Jahanika, Erastus
*
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Erastus Jahanika was a Rhenish mission assistant at Otjimbingwe in 1907.
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Gender: m
Field of activity: REL
RAW DATA: JBRMG 1907:31;
002026
James, John
*
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John James was a trader and transport rider. His stay in Namibia is documented between
1877 and 1878.
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Gender: m
Field of activity: BUS
RAW DATA: Tabler 1973:60;
001553
Jameson, Leander Starr
*
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Prime Minister of the Cape Colony.
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Gender: m
Field of activity: POL
RAW DATA: Drechsler 1966:259, 304, 365;
001562
Jantje, Ebsom
* in Namibia
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Schoolmaster in Lüderitzbucht in the 1930s.
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Gender: m
Field of activity: EDU
Father: Jacob Jantje
RAW DATA: Schlosser 1958:97;
001563
Jantje, Jacob
* in Namibia
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Jacob Jantje was a schoolmaster at Walvis Bay in 1903. He was an evangelist of the Rhenish
Mission in Lüderitzbucht in 1930. He established contact with the African
Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC) in Lüderitz in the 1930s.
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Gender: m
Field of activity: EDU REL
RAW DATA: Schlosser 1958:96f.; JBRMG 1903:19;
000561
Jantze, Johannes Christian
[Jantse, Johannes Christian - alternative spelling]
*
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Bearer of high office under Hendrik Witbooi.
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Gender: m
Namibia National Archives Database
000736
Jantze, Abraham
[Jantse, Abraham]
*
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Appears in Hendrik Witbooi's "Debt Book" in a list of unclear purpose.
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Gender: m
Namibia National Archives Database
002027
January
* in South Africa
+ .1891 in Angola
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January was a hunter. He was a Zulu who lived in Hereroland for many years. He had a
Baster wife and spoke English, Afrikaans and several African languages. His presence in
Namibia is documented between 1876 and 1882, and he went on hunting trips to Kaokoveld and
Ovamboland. He was later an elephant hunter in Angola. In 1891 he joined a Portuguese
military expedition against the Ombandja, and was killed in action.
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Gender: m
RAW DATA: Tabler 1973:60-61;
002261
Japhat Malenga Munkundi, Ovamboland
(Ongandjera) King
*
+
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The current Ongandjera King is Japhat Malenga Munkundi. He rules
since 1971 in Okahao.
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Gender: m
Field of activity: POL
RAW DATA: Chronology of Namibian History, 2003 (Dierks);
001566
Japhta
*
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Japhta was an Undercaptain of the ||Hawoben (Veldschoendragers). He participated in the
German-Namibian War 1903-1908 and surrendered 1907 in Hasuur together with a section of
the !Gami-#nun (Bondelswarts).
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Gender: m
Field of activity: TRA
RAW DATA: JBRMG 1907:25;
001564
Jenny, Hans, Dr.
* at Switzerland
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Hans Jenny was a Swiss writer. He studied economics in Zürich, specialised in African
studies, travelled extensively in Africa and wrote numerous books and articles. His
publications on South Africa and Namibia are apologetic of Apartheid and settler policies
and in favour of South African rule over Namibia.
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Gender: m
Field of activity: WRI
Profession: Writer
Namibia National Archives Database
002320
Jimmy, Joseph Obgeb
* 1951 at Lüderitz
+ 02.02.2004 at Windhoek
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Joseph Obgeb Jimmy was born in 1951 at Lüderitz. He received his schooling at the St.
Peters Primary School in Lüderitz and the Damara Nama High School in Windhoek. He
obtained his secondary education at the Augustineum High School in Windhoek. Jimmy was a
cosmopolitan child of the Old Location in Windhoek. He learnt about the tragic story of
the Old Location Uprising in December 1959 and drew the correct lessons and dynamic
inspiration from that painful Namibian experience. Consequently Jimmy went into exile to
join the liberation struggle. He received military training at Oshatotwa in Zambia's
Western Province. There he worked for the SWAPO Office of Information and Publicity. From
1974 to 1975 he worked for "Voice of Namibia", SWAPO's radio programme in
Lusaka. From 1975 to 1978 he was the supervisor for the "Voice of Namibia" in
Dar-Es-Salaam in Tanzania. He then attended the University of Dar-Es-Salaam (Adult
Education Division) from 1976 to 1977, studying international law. From 1978 to 1979 he
was Assistant Secretary for Information and Political Orientation in the SWAPO Youth
League in Luanda in Angola. From 1979 until 1982 he became Deputy Secretary General for
the Pan African Youth Movement in Algiers, Algeria. From 1982 to 1986 he was SWAPO's Chief
Representative to the Nordic countries, based in Stockholm, Sweden. From 1986 to 1988 he
was the Co-ordinator for Protocol and Liaison at the SWAPO Department for Foreign Affairs
in Luanda. From 1989 to 1990 he was the Personal Assistant to the Director of the SWAPO
District Elections Office in Windhoek. From Independence Day on 21.03.1990 to October the
same year he served as Director of Multilateral Affairs and from 1991 until 1993 as
Under-Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the time between October 1990 and
August 1991 he served as Charge d'affaires in Ethiopia and from October 1991 to June 1992
in the same capacity in Germany. Jimmy's last diplomatic posting was as Namibia's First
High Commissioner to Zimbabwe between 1993 and 1996. He died on 02.02.2004 at Windhoek and
he is survived by seven children.
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Gender: m
Field of activity: ADM POL
Profession: Diplomat
RAW DATA: Obituary: The Namibian: 06.02.2004
001567
Jobst, Walter
* in Germany
+ 25.10.1903 at Warmbad
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Walter Jobst was a Schutztruppe officer in the rank of Lieutenant and Distriktsamtmann for
Warmbad from 1901 to 1903. His rash action against the !Gami-#nun (Bondelswart) Captain
Jan Abraham Christian in 1903 provoked the Bondelswart uprising of October 1903 which was
the ignition spark for the German Namibian War of 1903 until 1908. On 25.10.1903 a dispute about judicial power and the right to possess weapons arose between the
Bondelswart Nama and the Germans. Bondelswarts Chief Jan Abraham Christian and German
District Chief Lieutenant Walter Jobst were killed during a violent clash in Warmbad. The
Bondelswarts rose up under the leadership of Johannes Christian, who succeeded his elder
brother Abraham Christian, and Leutwein later reported that Jobst was mistaken in his
judgement to use violence against Abraham Christian. In the ensuing war against the
Bondelswarts, the Germans were supported by Hendrik Witbooi.
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Gender: m
Field of activity: MIL ADM
Profession: Military officer
RAW DATA: Hubatsch; Drechsler 1966:131-132, 136, 346, 351; Chronology of Namibian History,
2003 (Dierks);
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks
001423
Jochmann, Hugo
* 10.12.1879
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Schutztruppe officer.
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Gender: m
Field of activity: MIL
Profession: Military officer
RAW DATA: Fischer 1935:233;
001568
Jod, Jacobus
* ca.1895 in Namibia
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Jacobus Jod was a pastor of the African Methodist Episcopal Church
(AMEC) in Mariental (1953), a brother of Petrus Jod (Jnr.).
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Gender: m
Field of activity: REL
Father: Petrus Jod
RAW DATA: Schlosser 1958;
001570
Jod, Petrus (Snr.)
* 27.12.1863 at Gibeon
+ 29.10.1905 at Vaalgras (Koichas)
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Petrus Jod (Snr.) was born on 27.12.1863 at Gibeon. He was a senior official under Hendrik
Witbooi, most of the time in the rank of "Magistraat". He acted as a scribe.
Many entries in the various Witbooi journals are in his handwriting. He died in the
German-Namibian War of 1903-1908. He was the father of several leading members of the
Witbooi community, i.a. Petrus Jod (Jnr.). He died in action against the Germans during
the German Namibian War 1903-1908, side on side with Henrik Witbooi, in the skirmish of Vaalgras (Koichas) on 29.10.1905.
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Gender: m
Children: Petrus Jod (Jnr.)(1888-)
Jacobus Jod
RAW DATA: Schlosser 1958:76;
001569
Jod, Petrus (Jnr.)
* 22.10.1888 at Gibeon
+ in Namibia
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Petrus Jod (Jnr.) was born on 22.10.1888 at Gibeon. He was the eldest son of Petrus Jod
(Snr.). He was a teacher, later a pastor of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church (AMEC). He was a leading figure in the establishment of
AMEC in Namibia.
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Gender: m
Field of activity: REL
Father: Petrus Jod
Collections/Papers:
1). NAN: A.353 (Copies of letters to Administrator of SWA)
RAW DATA: Schlosser 1958:74;
001571
Jod, Willem Moses
* .1919 in the vicinity of Gibeon
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Willem Moses Jod was born in 1919 in the vicinity of Gibeon. He was a nephew of Petrus Jod
(Jnr.), a teacher of the African Methodist Episcopal Church
(AMEC) in Gibeon.
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Gender: m
Field of activity: EDU
RAW DATA: Schlosser 1958:81;
001424
Jodtka, Paul
* 02.01.1873
+ 14.01.1918
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Schutztruppe officer.
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Gender: m
Field of activity: MIL
Profession: Military officer
RAW DATA: Fischer 1935:233;
000925
Johannes, Axel
* 21.05.1945 in Namibia
+ 06.06.1999 at Windhoek
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Axel Johannes was born on 21.05.1945. In 1966 he became Secretary of the SWAPO Youth
League. During 1976 he became the Secretary General of SWAPO (elected by Internal
Congress). He was frequently jailed and tortured between 1966 and 1979. On 13.09.1966,
after the Battle of Omugulu-gOmbashe on 26.08.1966, Andimba Toivo
Ya Toivo, SWAPO’s secretary at Ondangwa, and 44 other prominent SWAPO members were
detained and later tried and imprisoned on Robben Island ("Terrorism Trial": The
State vs Tuhadeleni and Others). Some of those arrested were detained without trial
for over a year, or until the passing of the Terrorism Act, No. 83 of 1967, which was made
retroactive to 27.06.1962. Among the arrested SWAPO members were Immanuel Gottlieb
Nathaniel "Maxuilili" (restricted to house arrest until 1985), Eliazer
Tuhadeleni, Axel Johannes and John Ya Otto (some were arrested in December). During 1974
many SWAPO supporters left the country or were detained by the South Africans. Among those
detained were Axel Johannes, David Meroro and Thomas Kamati. Between 1974 and 1978 Axel
Johannes was repeatedly detained and tortured in an attempt to make him a state witness
against Hendrik Shikongo and Aaron Mushimba in the Swakopmund trial following the
assassination of King Filemon Elifas in 1975 (Chief Minister of the tribal Ovambo
Executive and Ondonga King Filemon (Shuumbwa) yElifas lyaShindondola was killed in
Onamagongwa in the Ondangwa area on 16.08.1975. SWAPO National Chairman David Meroro
denied that SWAPO was responsible for his death. Many SWAPO supporters, inter alia
the leader of SWAPO in Ovamboland, Skinny Hilundwa, were arrested after the killing of
Elifas. Many of SA’s subsequent suppression measures were carried out in terms of
legislation which had now been made applicable to Namibia, namely the Riotous Assemblies
Act of 1956 and the Suppression of Communism Act of 1950, which was later renamed the
State Security Act of 1950. Aaron Mushimba, Axel Johannes, Hendrik Shikongo and Victor
Nkandi were all arrested together and sentenced to death in the Swakopmund trial. After
hearing argument on appeal, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa in
Bloemfontein set aside the conviction and sentences on the ground of irregularities in the
court proceedings (March 1977 and 24.10.1977 in the case of Nkandi). All the accused were
released and went later into exile). On 27.03.1978 Clemence
Kapuuo was, in the presence of Gerson Hoveka from the Epukiro Reserve, and other friends,
assassinated in Windhoek/Katutura. Clashes between Ovambo and Ovaherero followed in
Katutura and Okakarara. Quickly the South African Administration accused SWAPO of the
murder, although nobody was ever formally charged with the killing. The killing was never
clarified. If the question is asked who benefitted from the murder, the scenario becomes
clearer. Axel Johannes was charged by the South African security forces with the murder,
tortured and mock executed, although he could prove that he was not in Windhoek during the
incident. The killing, and the accusation which was levelled against SWAPO, was used to
justify the crackdown by the South African Defence Forces on SWAPO followers inside
Namibia and on SWAPO bases outside Namibia, thus efficiently and effectively derailing the
United Nations peace process in 1978/1979. Finally it led to the fall of the Vorster
government and the advent of P.W. Botha’s government of and his
"securocrats". Consequently Axel Johannes went into exile in 1979,
after years of detention and torture by the South Africans. Later he became a Member of
the SWAPO Central Committee. After repatriation in 1989 until his death, he worked at the
State House in Windhoek. He died on 06.06.1999 at Windhoek.
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Gender: m
Field of activity: POL
Married to: Aina Johannes
Collections/Papers:
1). NAN: PRI 3/1 (Prison file)
000562
Jonas
*
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Jonas was a church elder of the Christian congregation at Hoachanas in the 1880s. He was
sent as a messenger to Hendrik Witbooi from Hoachanas to Lidfontein.
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Gender: m
Namibia National Archives Database
002028
Jones
[Jones, Honest - nickname]
*
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Jones was a miner and trader. He worked for the Walvisch Bay Mining Company in 1857. Later
he was a trader with residence at Kurikaub on the Swakop River below Otjimbingwe. His stay
in Namibia is documented until 1864.
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Gender: m
RAW DATA: Tabler 1973:61;
000926
Jooste, Frans Helm
* 23.10.1909 at Bethal, Transvaal, South Africa
First entry to Namibia: 1933
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Frans Helm Jooste was born on 23.10.1909 at Bethal in South Africa. He was educated at
Bethal and Heidelberg (South Africa). He came to Namibia in 1933. He was principal of
various schools, and Mayor of Otjiwarongo. He became the Managing Director of Jooste
Scott, Otjiwarongo. He wrote three volumes of humorous Afrikaans short stories.
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Gender: m
Field of activity: BUS
Profession: Businessman
Functions: Mayor - Otjiwarongo
Married to: Johanna Maria Jooste, née Pyper, married 1935-
Father: Johannes Christoffel Jooste (1882 -)
RAW DATA: WWSA 1959;
000927
Jooste, Johannes Christoffel
* .1882 at Colesburg, C.P., South Africa
First entry to Namibia: 193?
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Johannes Christoffel Jooste was born in 1882 and educated at Colesburg in South Africa. He
took part in the South African War on the side of the Boer Republics. He came to Namibia
in 193?. He was a member of the United Party of SWA, member of its Executive and
Vice-Chair. He was a Member of the SWA Legislative Assembly, representing the constituency
of Mariental. He was a Lieutenant Colonel and O.C. of the Gibeon Commando.
---
Gender: m
Field of activity: POL
Married to: Elzabe Jooste, née Swart, married 1907
Children: Frans Helm Jooste (1909-)
RAW DATA: WWSA 1959;
001572
Jordan, Legationsrat
* in Germany
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Gender: m
Field of activity: ADM
RAW DATA: Drechsler 1966:328;
002029
Jordan, Walter
*
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Walter Jordan was a trader. His stay in Namibia is documented between 1870-1885. He was
Gunning's partner in Rehoboth from 1870-1880. The Swartboois sold the Rehoboth area to
Jordan on 28 January 1884, but in 1885 his claim to it was judged invalid.
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Gender: m
RAW DATA: Tabler 1973:61;
001573
Jordan, William Worthington
* .1849 at Wynberg, South Africa
+ 30.06.1886 at Omandonga
First entry to Namibia: 1878
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William Worthington Jordan was born in 1849 at Wynberg in South Africa. He was a hunter,
trader, scout and politician. He was a "coloured" man from the Cape Colony in
South Africa. He was hunter and trader in Botswana, Namibia and Angola. He first met the
Dorsland Trekkers in 1877 at Ghanzi, and assisted them repeatedly during their travels
which ended in Angola. He obtained a land and minerals concession around Otavi and
Grootfontein from Ondonga King Kambonde kaMpingana on 21.04.1884, and acted as leader of a
group of trekboers back from Angola to establish the "Republic Upingtonia" in
this territory. The hostile attitude of the Ovaherero, who also claimed the same
territory, and resistance from the San group of the Hei-#kom inhabiting the area, soon
proved that the Boers could not get a foothold in the region. Jordan's killing on the
orders of Ondonga King Nehale lyaMpingana on 30.06.1886 marked the end of the
"Republic Upingtonia", and most of the Boers trekked back to Angola. Jordan's
concession was auctioned in Cape Town after his death, and formed the basis for the South
West Africa Company.
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Gender: m
Field of activity: POL BUS
Collections/Papers:
1). NAN: A.296 (i.a. contracts between Jordan and chiefs)
RAW DATA: Esterhuyse 1968:110ff.; SWA Annual 1977:131; Tabler 1973:61-62;
001574
Jorissen, John
* Gelderland province, Netherlands
First entry to Namibia: 1919
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John Jorissen was of Dutch descent and the son of a Judge at the High Court of the South
African Republic. He came to South Africa in 1876. He was educated in Pretoria and
Bloemfontein. He returned to Holland in 1890 and graduated as Doctor of Laws at Leiden in
the 1890s. He practised as Advocate at the High Court of South Africa and from 1919 in
Lüderitzbucht. He was Mayor of Lüderitzbucht.
---
Gender: m
Field of activity: LAW
Profession: Lawyer
Father: E.J.P. Jorissen
RAW DATA: WWSA 1929/30;
000721
Josef, Jonas
*
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Jonas Josef was a high official under Hendrik Witbooi. In 1893 he was mentioned as a
member of the Raad at Hoornkrans. He was one of the signatories of the treaty with the
Germans of 15.09.1894. Possibly he was a brother of Jan Jonker Afrikaner [Lau 1995, no
source mentioned]. He was secretly enlisted by Von Burgsdorff in 1895 as a spy [RKA 2126,
p.148, Burgsdorff to Leutwein, 16.11.1895; cited by Drechsler 1984, p.123, note 60].
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Gender: m
RAW DATA: Drechsler 1966:96, 341;
000563
Judt, Friedrich
* 19.03.1847 at Siegen, Germany
+ 29.11.1921 at Essen-Borbeck, Germany
First entry to Namibia: 1875
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Friedrich Judt was born on 19.03.1847 at Siegen in Germany. He was a miner by profession.
He joined the Rhenish Missionary Society in 1869 and was sent to Namibia in 1875. After
short periods of work in Gobabis, Okahandja and Otjimbingwe, he started work at Hoachanas
in 1882, to remain there almost uninterruptedly (except from 1892-1894, when the station
was deserted by !Noreseb Manasse and his following had moved to Seeis, and the mission's
pillar, Daniel Dausab, withdrew) until 1905, when he returned to Germany. He died at
Essen-Borbeck on 29.11.1921.
---
Gender: m
Field of activity: REL
Profession: Missionary
Married to: Susanne Judt, née Mohn, married 1877-
RAW DATA: Lau 1987; Quellen 6; Tabler 1973:62;
001575
Juffernbruch, Adelheid
[Hagen, Adelheid von - birth name]
* at Lennep, Germany
+ .1873
First entry to Namibia: 1842
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Wife of missionary Juffernbruch since 1842, two children
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Gender: f
Married to: Ferdinand Juffernbruch (1819-1893), married 1842-
RAW DATA: Vergissmeinnicht;
001576
Juffernbruch, Ferdinand
* 15.03.1819 at Ratingen, Germany
+ 26.09.1893 at Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Ferdinand Juffernbruch was born on 15.03.1819 at Ratingen in Germany. He was originally
trained as a carpenter. He became a missionary of the Rheinische Missionsgesellschaft in
South Africa (Ebenezer 1846-1856, Stellenbosch 1874-1888). No visit to Namibia is
recorded. He died on 26.09.1893 at Stellenbosch.
---
Gender: m
Field of activity: REL
Profession: Missionary
Married to: <1>Adelheid Juffernbruch, née von Hagen (-1873), married 1842-1873
<2>Friederike Juffernbruch, née Schröder, married 1875-
RAW DATA: Lau:Hahn V:1261;
000190
Juntunen, Erkki
*
First entry to Namibia: 1869
Last departure from Namibia: 1870
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Erkki Juntunen was a Finnish mission assistant who landed at Walvis Bay together with six
Finnish missionaries (inter alia Martti Rautanen and Botolf Bernhard Björklund) on
14.02.1869. When seven members of the party left Otjimbingwe for Ovamboland on 27.05.1870,
he remained behind, and eventually returned to Finland in November 1870.
---
Gender: m
Field of activity: REL
Profession: Mission assistant
RAW DATA: Stals 1967:55-56;
000191
Jurvelin, Karl Emanuel
*
First entry to Namibia: 1869
Last departure from Namibia: 1873
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Karl Emanuel Jurvelin was a Finnish missionary who landed at Walvis Bay together with five
other Finnish missionaries (inter alia Martti Rautanen and Botolf Bernhard Björklund) on
14.02.1869. He was a member of the party which left Otjimbingwe for Ovamboland on
27.05.1870. After a meeting with Ondonga King Shikongo sha Kalulu (1859-1874) at Omandongo
on 10.07.1870, it was decided that Jurvelin should remain behind in the Ondonga area
together with Björklund, Heinonen and Malmström. During a meeting of the Finnish
missionaries stationed in Ovamboland, held in May 1871, it was decided that Jurvelin
should establish a second mission station in the Ondonga area. He arrived at Olukonda
together with missionary Malmström on 29 July the same year. Towards the end of 1873,
both returned to Finland owing to poor health.
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Gender: m
Field of activity: REL
Profession: Missionary
RAW DATA: Stals 1967:55-59+63+71; Chronology of Namibian History, 2003 (Dierks);
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