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Bun Booyens

1916 - 2010

Bun Booyens

Author of historical publications

Professor of Afrikaans Cultural History, University of Stellenbosch, 1968 - 1981

Bun Booyens and P W Grobbelaar
Met die elmboë op die tafel: twee groot geeste (Read the article pdf)
Bun Booyens and Pieter W. Grobbelaar
by Francois Verster, February 2013

Bunyan Booyens was born on 14 January 1916 in Nelsrivier near Oudtshoorn.
He studied history at Stellenbosch University, where he obtained the degrees of BA, MA and Dphil. (supervisor: P. J. van der Merwe) and a teacher's certificate (1937).
He started as the only teacher in a local school but went on to serve as head of schools in George, Robertson and Oudtshoorn. In 1960, Bun Booyens became personal assistant of the rector of University of Stellenbosch and editor of Matieland. He then lectured at the Department of History before joining the Department of Afrikaans Cultural History at Stellenbosch University in 1968. He was its first head until his retirement in 1981. In 1967 he installed the post-gradual course in Museum Sciences.
Bun Booyens was head of Eendrag student hostel for 14 years.
He was Chair of the Genootskap vir Afrikaanse Volkskunde and member of the education committee of the Minister of National Education. He also served the University Sports committee and Rugby Club.

Bun Booyens died in Mei 2010. He was married for 60 years to Secunda, who died in 2009. Their son, Bun Booyens, is an editor at Die Burger.

Award:
Stals Prize for History of Arts 1985

Books:
Die Kerk en Staat  1795 - 1843, University of Stellenbosch, 1963 and 1965
Die Lewe van D. F. Malan - Die Eerste veertig Jare, Tafelberg, 1969
Danie Craven, Cape Town, S.A. Rugbyraad, 1975
Bronwaters van genesing - die tradisionele warmbronwaterkuur in ons volksgeneeskunde, Tafelberg, 1981
Fiat Lux: die verhaal van die Instituut vir Blindes te Worcester 1881 - 1981, Worcester, Instituut vir Blindes 1981
Nagmaalsnaweek deur die jare: 'n kerkhistoriese studie, NG Kerk-uitgewers, 1982
Die Stellenbosse Distriksbank, 1882 -1982, Stellenbosch Distriksbank, 1982
"Ek heb geseg!" : Die verhaal van ons Jongelieden- en debatsverenigings, Human & Rousseau, 1983
Universiteit van Stellenbosch - Biblioteekdiens  1895 - 1995

Editor and/or Co - author:

Stellenbosch 1866 - 1966: Honderd jaar Höer Onderwys, Nasionale Boekhandel, 1966
Professor H. B. Thom (Ed: DJ Kotzé (Chair), Bun Booyens (vice-chair), JJ Oosthuysen (secr), GPJ Trümpelmann, PJ Lombard, 1969), University of Stellenbosch, 1969
Dagbreek 1921 -1971(co-editor: Koos Oosthuizen), University of Stellenbosch, 1971
Solomon Caesar Malan, akwarelle, Compiled by the Department of Afrikaanse Kultuur en Volkskunde (Text by Bun Booyens and Otto Schröder), Human & Rousseau, 1971

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