SCHAFFER, Walter. Ph.D., M.Sc., H.E.D. Head of Department of Physics, University of Cape Town. Born Cologne, Germany, 5th October, 1906, son of Herman and Clara Schaffer. Came to South Africa 1910. Educated at Queen's College, Queenstown, and Rhodes University, Grahamstown. Chairman, Cape Jewish Communal Priorities Board. Member, Cape Committee, S.A. Jewish Board of Deputies. Member, Owl Club. Served with the South African Forces during World War II; Captain, Meteorological Section, S.A.A.F. Married Millie Gladys Levinsohn, 1932; two sons, one daughter. Add.: 6, Nor. folk Close, Highstead Road, Rondebosch, Cape.
Biographies extracted and digitised by Dr Jeremy Hodes from the South African Jewish Yearbook 1929 edited by Morris De Saxe and South African Jewry, 1967-68 edited by Leon Feldberg. Use the page, label or search box to find the information you are seeking.
Thursday, 27 April 2023
Schaeffer, Walter
SCHAFFER, Walter. Ph.D., M.Sc., H.E.D. Head of Department of Physics, University of Cape Town. Born Cologne, Germany, 5th October, 1906, son of Herman and Clara Schaffer. Came to South Africa 1910. Educated at Queen's College, Queenstown, and Rhodes University, Grahamstown. Chairman, Cape Jewish Communal Priorities Board. Member, Cape Committee, S.A. Jewish Board of Deputies. Member, Owl Club. Served with the South African Forces during World War II; Captain, Meteorological Section, S.A.A.F. Married Millie Gladys Levinsohn, 1932; two sons, one daughter. Add.: 6, Nor. folk Close, Highstead Road, Rondebosch, Cape.
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