Joseph Orpen | |
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 Joseph Orpen, as MLA for Queenstown. 1872. | |
| Born | 5 November 1828 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 17 December 1923 (aged 95) |
| Occupation(s) | colonial administrator, anthropologist |
Joseph Millerd Orpen (5 November 1828 – 17 December 1923) was an influential colonial administrator for the British empire in southern Africa, as well as a local member of the Cape Parliament and the Orange Free State Volksraad. In addition, he was a self-taught anthropologist and a student of indigenous southern African cultures.