Fransjohan Pretorius

Fransjohan Pretorius
Born	(1949-01-25)January 25, 1949 Johannesburg, South Africa
Nationality	South African
Occupation(s)	historian, emeritus professor
Years active	1989 - 2014 (- 2022)
Spouse	Laurette Pretorius
Awards	Stals Prize(1998) Jan H Marais Prize(2019)
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Pretoria,Leiden University,University of South Africa
Thesis	(1988)
Academic work
Institutions	University of Pretoria
Main interests	Second Anglo-Boer War(1899-1902)
Notable works	The Hall handbook of the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902(1999, with Darrell Hall and Gilbert Torlage),A history of South Africa: from the distant past to the present day(2014), andScorched earth(2017)

Fransjohan Pretorius(born January 25, 1949, inJohannesburg,South Africa) is a South Africanhistorianand professoremeritusof History at theUniversity of Pretoria.His main field is the history of theSecond Anglo-Boer War(1899–1902), to which he contributed many scholarly books and articles, both as an author and editor.His 1999 book,Life on Commando during the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902,was runner-up for theSunday TimesAlan Paton Award.TheAfrikaansedition won three major awards. He received the Stals Prize from the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South African Academy for Arts and Science) in 1998, and is a former editor of 'Historia', the journal of the South African Historical Association.

Education and career

Pretorius studied history at the University of Pretoria (UP) and so is aTukkie(derived from Transvaalse Universiteitskollege, the original name of the University of Pretoria). He continued his studies atLeiden Universityand obtained aPhDin history at theUniversity of South Africa(UNISA) in 1989.He was lecturer in the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies from 1989 until his retirement in 2014 at the University of Pretoria.

Awards

In 1998 Pretorius received the Stals Prize for Cultural History from the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (SAAWK, South African Academy of Science and Art) and in 2001 the Prestige Prize from the Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge (FAK, Federation of Afrikaans Cultural Associations). In 2019, he was awarded the annual Jan H. Marais Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Afrikaans as an academic language.

Personal life

Pretorius is married to Laurette Pretorius, a computer science professor emeritus at the University of South Africa.

Publications

Pretorius' publications include:

in English

• 1999 –Pretorius, F. (1999).Life on commando during the AngloBoer War, 1899-1902.Cape Town: Human & Rousseau.ISBN9780798138086.OCLC606262443.479 pages.
• 1999 –Hall, Darrell; Pretorius, F.; Torlage, Gilbert (1999).The Hall handbook of the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902.Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press.ISBN9780869809433.OCLC43789807.
• 2001 –Pretorius, F., ed. (2017).Scorched earth(2e ed.). Cape Town: Tafelberg.ISBN9780624079675.OCLC999307131.
• 2001 –Pretorius, F. (2001).The great escape of the Boer Pimpernel Christiaan de Wet.Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press.ISBN9780869809945.OCLC47896459.
• 2009 –Pretorius, Fransjohan (2009).Historical dictionary of the Anglo-Boer War.Lanham, Maryland, USA: Scarecrow Press.ISBN9780810860919.OCLC267053121.
• 2014 –Pretorius, F., ed. (2014).A history of South Africa: from the distant past to the present day.Pretoria [South Africa]: Protea Book House.OCLC903246390.712 pages.
• 2023 –Joubert, Anton; Pretorius, F. (2023).Jan Smuts 1870-1950: a photobiography.Pretoria: Protea Book House.ISBN9781485313847.OCLC1372393402.

in Afrikaans

• 1991 –Pretorius, F. (1991).Kommandolewe tydens die Anglo-Boereoorlog, 1899-1902(in Afrikaans). Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.ISBN9780798127790.OCLC29362270.
• 1999 –Pretorius, F. (1999).'N Oorlog om by stil te staan: die Anglo-Boereoorlog, 1899-1902(in Afrikaans). Pretoria: SA Scientific Publications.OCLC45964225.
• 2001 –Pretorius, F.; Schaafsma, Jan (2001).Verskroeide Aarde(in Afrikaans). Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.ISBN9780798141918.OCLC47896441.
• 2007 –Pretorius, F. (2007).De la Rey: die leeu van Wes-Transvaal(in Afrikaans) (2e ed.)., Pretoria: Protea Boekhuis.ISBN9781869191764.OCLC157010033.
• 2012 –Pretorius, F., ed. (2012).Geskiedenis van Suid-Afrika: van voortye tot vandag(in Afrikaans). Kaapstad: Tafelberg.ISBN9780624054665.OCLC806270649.
• 2020 –Pretorius, F. (2020).Terugblik: 80 sketse uit 'n ryk verlede(in Afrikaans). Pretoria: Protea Boekhuis.ISBN9781485310983.OCLC1182562073.