Johannes Hendricus Meiring Beck
The Honourable Johannes Hendricus Meiring Beck FRSE | |
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Minister of Communications, Telecommunications and Postal Services of South Africa | |
In office 1915–1919 | |
Prime Minister | Louis Botha |
Preceded by | Watt, T. |
Succeeded by | Orr, T. |
Personal details | |
Born | 28 November 1855 Worcester |
Died | 15 May 1919 Cape Town | (aged 63)
Political party | South African Party |
Spouse | Emily Mary Kuys |
Children | 3 |
Profession | Physician, politician |
Sir Johannes Hendricus Meiring Beck,
Beck was knighted in 1911[1] for his participation in the National Convention.[3]
Personal life and education
Beck was born in Worcester in the Cape Colony to Cornelius Beck, an auctioneer and general agent, and Johanna Elisabeth Meiring on 28 November 1855. He attend school at the South African College and went on to study at the University of the Cape of Good Hope, where he graduated in 1874.
He studied medicine in
He was awarded a Doctor of Medicine in absentia by the University of Edinburgh in 1890,[4] and became a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh the next year.
Beck married Emily Mary Kuys in 1885. The couple had 3 daughters.
He died in Cape Town on 15 May 1919, at the age of 63.[1]
Medical practice
Beck was licensed to practice medicine in the Cape Colony in April 1881, practicing first in Kimberley and then in his hometown of Worcester, joining the practice of John Cloete. In September 1882, Beck was elected to the South African Philosophical Society, which would later become the Royal Society of South Africa, and remained a member for life. He was also a regular contributor to the then-South African Medical Journal.
He was appointed as Worcester district surgeon in 1883, but moved to Rondebosch near Cape Town in 1886, where he would remain for 20 years, becoming an additional district surgeon. He played a leading role in establishing the Rondebosch Cottage Hospital.
Beck was elected a member of the University of the Cape of Good Hope's council and served from 1886 to 1916, and served on the Cape Colonial Medical Council (today, the Health Professions Council of South Africa) between 1892 and 1903. He became President of the Cape Town branch of the
Political career
In 1898
In the immediate aftermath of the war, Beck was responsible for the treatment of the former State President of the Orange Free State, Martinus Theunis Steyn, who would later also be a delegate at the National Convention.[6] He retired from his medical practice in 1903 and moved to Tulbagh.[1]
Beck once joined
After the Union of South Africa was established, Beck became a member of the
Beck later became the
Known works
Beck's known works include:[1]
- Meiring Beck, JH. "An enquiry into the cause of camp fever at Kimberley". (1883). 3 Transactions. 48-52.
- Meiring Beck, JH. "Pathology from an 'evolution' point of view". (1885). 4 Transactions. 34-39, 40-44.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "S2A3 Biographical Database of Southern African Science". www.s2a3.org.za. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ Minutes of Proceedings with Annexures (Selected) of the South African National Convention held at Durban, Cape Town and Bloemfontein, 12th October, 1908, to 11th May, 1909. Cape Town: Cape Times Limited Government Printers. 1910.
- ^ Scully, William Charles (1921). Sir J.H. Meiring Beck: A Memoir. Cape Town: T. Maskew Miller. p. 71.
- ^ Beck, Johannes Hendrikus Meiring (1890). "Leaves from the note book of a S. African general practitioner".
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(help) - ^ Scully. Sir J.H. Meiring Beck: A Memoir. pp. v.
- ^ Scully. Sir J.H. Meiring Beck: A Memoir. pp. iv.
- ^ Scully. Sir J.H. Meiring Beck: A Memoir. p. 72.
- ^ Scully. Sir J.H. Meiring Beck: A Memoir. pp. vi–vii.
- ^ Scully. Sir J.H. Meiring Beck: A Memoir. p. 73.