About Joseph Orpen

Joseph Millerd Orpen 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.

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Joseph Orpen

South African politician (1828-1923)

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November 5, 1828

Died

December 15, 1923, December 17, 1923

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