De Wet
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De Wet is the name of:
- Jacob Willemszoon de WetJacob Willemszoon de WetJacob Willemszoon de Wet or Jacob Willemsz. de Wet the Elder was a Dutch Golden Age painter, whose works were largely influenced by Rembrandt.-Biography:...
(c. 1610 – between 1675 and 1691), Dutch painter - Christiaan de WetChristiaan De WetChristiaan Rudolf de Wet was a Boer general, rebel leader and politician.He was born on the Leeuwkop farm, in the district of Smithfield in the Boer Republic of the Orange Free State...
(1854–1922), Boer general, rebel leader and politician - De Wet DecorationDe Wet DecorationThe De Wet Decoration was a South African military medal that was in use from 1965 to 2003. It was named after General Christiaan de Wet. It was awarded to members of the Commandos who completed twenty years qualifying service, and was originally restricted to officers...
, South African military medal named after the above - Nicolaas Jacobus de WetNicolaas Jacobus de WetNicolaas Jacobus de Wet was Chief Justice of South Africa and acting Governor-General from 1943 to 1945.Born in 1873, he obtained a law degree from the University of Cambridge in 1895 and was admitted as an advocate in 1896...
(1873-1960), Chief Justice of South Africa and acting Governor-General - Quartus de WetQuartus de WetDr. Quartus de Wet , South African judge-president of the high court of the Transvaal.Born in 1899 in Pretoria, he was the son of Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet, Chief Justice of South Africa and acting Governor-General and Ella Scheepers , who is reputed to have composed the popular Afrikaans song Sarie...
(1899-1980), son of the above, South African judge and judge-president of the Transvaal, and presiding judge of the 1963 Rivonia Trial, where he sentenced Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid activists to life imprisonment. - Johannes Christiaan de WetJohannes Christiaan de WetJohannes Christiaan de Wet was South Africa's most influential jurist and teacher of law.Born as a farmer's son in the Orange Free State, he studied law at Stellenbosch, attaining doctorates there and in Leiden...
(1912–1990), South African jurist - De Wet BarryDe Wet BarryDe Wet Barry is a South African rugby union footballer who played 38 test matches for the South African national rugby union team the Springboks. In the year 2000 Barry made his Springbok debut against Canada in East London...
(born 1978), South African rugby union footballer - Friedel de WetFriedel de WetFriedel de Wet is a South African first-class and Test cricketer.He was educated at the University of Technology in Pretoria. He has represented the UCBSA National Academy, Titans, Lions, North West and the Northerns as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler...
(born 1980), South African cricketer