| LC control no. | n 50016835 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Fitzpatrick, Percy, 1862-1931 |
| Variant(s) | Fitzpatrick, J. P., 1862-1931 Fitzpatrick, James Percy, Sir, 1862-1931 Fitzpatrick, Percy, Sir, 1862-1931 |
| Associated place | Johannesburg (South Africa) Mpumalanga (South Africa) |
| Birth date | 1862 |
| Death date | 1931 |
| Place of birth | King William's Town (South Africa) |
| Place of death | Eastern Cape (South Africa) |
| Field of activity | Gold mines and mining Travel writing |
| Profession or occupation | Authors Newspaper editors |
| Found in | His Jock of the Bushveld ... 1907. His The Transvaal from within, Toronto, 1900: t.p. (J. P. Fitzpatrick) [info. from UnM] Jock of the Bushveld, 2007: t.p. (Percy Fitzpatrick) p. 4 of cover (born in 1862 in King William's Town and died in 1931. He was knighted in 1902. He is buried on his farm Amanzi in the Eastern Cape) NB Publishers, Nov. 28, 2013 Authors (Sir James Percy FitzPatrick was born in King William's Town in 1862, but went to school in England. He returned to South Africa in 1884 and became a transport driver and prospector in the Eastern Transvaal. Two years later he became editor of the Baberton Herald and when the First Boer War broke out he went to Johannesburg to work in the goldmines. Later he travelled a lot overseas and in South Africa and wrote extensively about these experiences. He died in 1931) <http://www.nb.co.za/Authors/3393> |
| Associated language | eng |
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