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During its first six years the University of the Witwatersrand was served by two Principals. Jan Hofmeyr resigned in early 1924, and was succeeded by Sir William Thomson, who held the office until the beginning of 1928.
Sep 20, 2024 · 13 Min Read. 0. In the late 16th century, a group of talented writers emerged who would revolutionize English literature and drama. These individuals, known as the University Wits, were educated at Oxford or Cambridge and brought their academic knowledge to the London theater scene.
Wits was the first South African university to have a nuclear accelerator, to have a computer, to study building materials and early Afrikaans, to produce a systematic climatological atlas of Southern Africa and to achieve a successful graft of plastic cornea.
The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (/ vətˈvɑːtəsrɑːnt /), commonly known as Wits University or Wits, is a multi-campus public research university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg, South Africa. The university has its roots in the mining industry, as do Johannesburg and the Witwatersrand in general.
Oct 3, 2024 · The so-called "University Wits" were among the earliest and most important writers of professional drama during the rise of professional theater in Elizabethan England. They were young men who...
Commonly known as “Wits”, the University of the Witwatersrand developed out of the South African School of Mines, set up in Kimberley in 1896. The institution moved to Johannesburg in 1904 and acquired full university status in 1922.
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A band of young men from the universities who are called ‘University Wits’ – Peele, Greene, Kyd, Marlowe, Nash and a few lesser known men in England set the pattern for such plays and paved the way for great Shakespeare to unleash his creative genius.
