Michaelis Building
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Building Name
Michaelis Building
Description
Named after Sir Maximillian Michaelis (1852- 1932) who was born in Eisfeld, Saxe-Meiningen, now in, Germany. He made a financial contribution of £20000 to the university. In 1923 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by UCT. Born in Germany in 1852, Michaelis arrived in South Africa in 1876 where he soon joined the gold rush.
Through friendships forged during this period, he went on to restructure the Cape Diamond Company and became manager of the Central Mining and Investment Corporation in Johannesburg. He later left for London but with the outbreak of World War I and anti-German sentiments, he returned to South Africa under the advisement of General Smuts. Working in South Africa again, in 1913, he presented the Union with a collection of Dutch and Flemish old masters, which later formed the Michaelis Collection. In accordance with his interest in the arts, he endowed the Chair of Fine Arts at UCT in 1920 and supported numerous sholarships pertaining to the Arts. Source: Origins of Names of Buildings at the University of Cape Town, Mr M. Musemwa (Department of History UCT, 1993. UCT Archives:
Design
Through friendships forged during this period, he went on to restructure the Cape Diamond Company and became manager of the Central Mining and Investment Corporation in Johannesburg. He later left for London but with the outbreak of World War I and anti-German sentiments, he returned to South Africa under the advisement of General Smuts. Working in South Africa again, in 1913, he presented the Union with a collection of Dutch and Flemish old masters, which later formed the Michaelis Collection. In accordance with his interest in the arts, he endowed the Chair of Fine Arts at UCT in 1920 and supported numerous sholarships pertaining to the Arts. Source: Origins of Names of Buildings at the University of Cape Town, Mr M. Musemwa (Department of History UCT, 1993. UCT Archives:
Design
Address
35 Orange Street,Hiddingh Campus, Gardens
Campus
Hiddingh
Latitude
-33.930078
Longitude
18.413076
Building Number
401
Building Code
4010
status
Owned
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