George McCall Theal

George McCall Theal
George McCall Theal
Born(1837-04-11)11 April 1837
Died17 April 1919(1919-04-17) (aged 82)
Occupation(s)Historian, archivist and genealogist

George McCall Theal (11 April 1837, Saint John, New Brunswick – 17 April 1919, Wynberg, Cape Town), was the most prolific and influential South African historian,[1] archivist and genealogist of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.[2]

  1. ^ Schreuder 1986, pp. 95–158.
  2. ^ Rosenthal 1966, p. 374.