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词条 Tjaart van der Walt (academic)
释义

  1. Personal life

  2. Education

  3. Career

  4. Bible translation

  5. Other activities after being Rector

  6. Ambassador

  7. References

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Tjaart van der Walt (born 15 February 1934 - 22 February 2019) was the Rector of Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, a Bible translator and later a diplomat.

Personal life

Van der Walt was born on 15 February 1934 in Pietersburg, Northern Transvaal, South Africa. He was the son of Johannes Jacob van der Walt and Maria Jacoba de Klerk. He married Heiltje Johanna Gertruida Snyman on 30 December 1958. She was the daughter of Johannes Jurie Snyman and Maria Magdalena Venter. He went to school in Johannesburg and passed Standard 10 (Grade 12) in 1950 at Helpmekaar Boys School[1][2]

Education

He obtained the degrees BA, BA (Hons) in Semitic Languages and ThB at the Potchefstroom University. He also obtained a BA (Hons) in Classical Languages at University of the Witwatersrand. He studied further at Protestant Theological University in Kampen, Overijssel , Netherlands and received a PhD from them in 1962[3]

Career

On returning to South Africa he was a Pastor in the Reformed Church, situated in Krugersdorp. He then received a Professorship from the Potchefstroom University in New Testament Studies in 1969. From 1971-1973 he was the Head of the Theological Centre in Potchefstroom. He was appointed as Rector of the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education on 1 May 1977 and stayed in that position up to 31 December 1988. In 1983 he convinced the University's Board to allow black students at an undergraduate level. In his time as Rector the Pharmacy Department and the Engineering Department was established.[4][5]

Bible translation

He was involved in the official renewed translation of the Bible from Greek to Afrikaans.[6]

Other activities after being Rector

  • Deputy Chairman of Sanlam
  • President of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
  • Chairman of FAK
  • Extra ordinary professor in Theology at the Mukhanyo Theological College in KwaMhlanga
[7][8]

Ambassador

South Africa in the era prior to 1994, when the first democratic election where hold, had a "homeland" policy. One of these "homelands" or Bantustans was Bophuthatswana and van der Walt was the last South African Ambassador there. In 1994 he was appointed Administrator of the area.[9][10]

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.cjbf.co.za/boeke/EkBlaaiTerug.pdf |title=(Afrikaans) Ek blaai terug (translated: I page back)|author=Kotze D.N.G|date=September 1979|accessdate=23 July 2018}}
2. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.snymangenealogy.co.za/resources/files/DieSnymanFamilie.pdf |title=(Afrikaans)Die Snyman Familie (translated: The Snyman Family)page 106|accessdate=23 July 2018}}
3. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.nwu.ac.za/tjaart-van-der-walt |title= Prof Tjaart van der Walt Extraordinary leader |accessdate=23 July 2018}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.scielo.org.za/pdf/ids/v45n2-3/02.pdf |title= (Afrikaans) Tjaart van der Walt: slaaf van Christus –δοῦλος Χριστοῦ (translated: Slave of Christ)|author= janse van Rensburg, F. and Smit,E.J.|accessdate=23 July 2018}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://dspace.nwu.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10394/679/Hoofstuk3.pdf.txt?sequence=35|title=(Afrikaans)Beleid en bestuur(translated: Policy and management)|publisher=nwu.ac.za|accessdate=23 July 2018}}
6. ^{{ cite web |url=https://maroelamedia.co.za/debat/meningsvormers/die-geskiedenis-van-die-tweede-afrikaanse-beweging/|publisher=Maroela Media|date=17 August 2012|author=Kannemeyer, J.|accessdate=23 July 2018|title= (Afrikaans)Die geskiedenis van die tweede Afrikaanse beweging (translated: The history of the second Afrikaans movement)}}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://potchefstroomherald.co.za/29168/rektor-bring-hulde-aan-oud-rektor/|publisher=Herald Newspaper|title=rektor bring hulde|date=17 February 2017|accessdate=23 July 2018}}
8. ^{{cite web | url=https://journals.co.za/content/skrif/40/2/EJC108177|title= (Afrikaans) Die Messias het gekom (translated: Christ has arrived|author=Lotter, G.|date=June 2006|accessdate=23 July 2018}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://cke.christians.co.za/2016/04/07/van-der-walt-tjaart/ |title=Tjaart van der walt|publisher=CKE|accessdate= 23 July 2018}}
10. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/chief-lucas-mangope-deposed-leader-bophuthatswana-dr-tjaart-van-der-walt-appointed-terri |title=This day in History|accessdate=23 July 2018}}
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