Gustav Preller

1875 - 1943  (68 years)

• Name	Gustav Preller
  Birth	4 Oct 1875	Klein Schoemansdal, Klipdrift, Pretoria
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Oct 1943	Pelindaba, Pretoria
  Person ID	I3087	Main Tree
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Clurie Logie Preller,   b. 1846, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa d. 1916 (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Stevina Maria Aletta Schoeman,   b. 11 Apr 1857, Zoutpansberg, Tvl, So Afr d. 9 Oct 1928 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	14 Dec 1874	Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
  Family ID	F978	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Dr. Gustav Schoeman Preller (geb. 4 Okt. 1875 op die familieplaas, Schoemansdal, Klipdrift-distrik by Pretoria), winkelassistent, klerk, joernalis, koerantredakteur ('Land en Volk'), historikus en geskiedkrywer (o.a. 'Onze Krijgs-officieren Album van Portretten met Leven-Schetsen der Transvaalse Generaals en Kommandanten' en 'Die dagboek van Louis Trichard' 1836-1838), is op 6 Oktober 1943 op sy plaas Pelindaba naby Hartbeespoortdam (Tvl) in die ouderdom van 68 jaar oorlede en in die familiekerkhof daar te ruste gelê. Hy ontvang 'n eredoktorsgraad van die Universiteit van Stellenbosch. Stephanus Schoeman was sy oupagrootjie en uit sy huwelik met Johanna Pretorius, 'n agterkleinkind van Piet Retief en Andries Pretorius, is drie seuns gebore. Die Afrikaanse digter en skrywer, Eugène Marais, was sy vriend.   Wikipedia gives the following information on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Preller Gustav Schoeman Preller (4 October 1875 in Klein Schoemansdal, Klipdrift, Pretoria – 7 October 1943 in Pelindaba) is known as a journalist, historian, writer and literary critic. He fought for the recognition of Afrikaans. Preller helped the Afrikaner to awake to the importance of the history of South Africa. He made great contributions to the writing of South African history, through his research and the literature. He also contributed greatly to making South Africans aware of the legacy of the Voortrekkers and also played an early part in planning the Voortrekker Monument. Gustav was the son of Comdt. Robert Logie Preller and Stefina Schoeman (daughter of the Voortrekker Gen. Stephanus Schoeman). His parents farmed near Standerton where he attended school for only 3 years. Later he worked in Pretoria as a shop-assistant, an articled clerk and a civil servant, studying diligently when he found the time. When the Boer War started, he was working as a clerk for the Department of Mines and was married to Johanna, the granddaughter of M. W. Pretorius (i.e. 'Swart Martiens', the cousin of M. W. Pretorius) and Deborah Retief. The South African Academy of Science and Art (Afrikaans: Die Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns) gives out annually the Gustav Preller Award that has been awarded since 1909.