Jan Carel Juta | |
|---|---|
 Photograph taken of Jan Carel Juta in 1863 | |
| Born | 23 March 1824[1] Zaltbommel, Netherlands |
| Died | 7 April 1886 |
| Occupation(s) | Publisher, bookseller |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 7, including Henry |
| Parent(s) | Hubertus Johannes Juta Marie Albertine Offers |
| Relatives | Karl Marx (brother-in-law) |
Jan Carel Juta (23 March 1824 – 7 April 1886) was a Dutch-South African publisher, bookseller and brother-in-law of Karl Marx.[2]
He was born in Zaltbommel, Netherlands.[2] He married his wife Louise Juta on 5 June 1853 in a civil ceremony in Trier, Germany.[3][1]
Jan Carel and Louise had seven children,[3] including the future Sir Henry Juta QC, a barrister and senior Judge in the South African courts, who also served as Speaker of the Parliament of Cape Colony.[4]
Juta died on 7 April 1886 in Chiswick, London.
Juta Publishing is still trading, and is one of South Africa's leading academic and law publishers.[5]
- ^ a b "Geboorteakte Jan Carel Juta, 23-03-1824". Regionaal Archief Rivierenland (in Dutch).
- ^ a b "Jan Carel Juta (52), father of the publishing industry in SA, dies in Chiswick, London". South African History Online. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Louise Leah Juta". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ Who Was Who Volume III (1929-1940). Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781408193372.
- ^ "Juta". juta.co.za. Retrieved 18 May 2021.