Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2824DB146
Site Name
Bernard Klisser Bust, Kimberley Africana Library, Kimberley
Site Category
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Record Administration
Post date
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - 00:19
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - 00:19.
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Inventory Reference
Recording date
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Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
Purpose:
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
This monument is erected to manifest their estimation of the man and as a testimony of coming generations of their gratitude as Bernard is also a victim of forced removal in 1908 in the Diamond Fields
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Bronze, concrete, tile, ceramic
Pedestal Material
Ceramic, concrete
Person/Institution Commemorated
Unveiled Comment
Mr F Hirschhorn
Inscriptions
To Bernard Klisser Who was born in Amsterdam on the 8th of May 1854 and lived on the Diamond Fields from from 1870 until 1908 when he had to give up his residence Here owing to eye trouble which rendered it impossible for him to stand the strong light. He died in London on the 14th of February 1922. Under his will he bequeathed the residue of his estate amounting to over £44, 000 to the Alfred Belt Memorial Fund for the benefit of the poor and needy of this city- this fund is now known as the Alfred Belt Memorial Fund And Bernard Klisser Bequest the Mayor and Councellors of Kimberley have caused this Memorial to be erected to manifest their estimation of the man and as a testimony to coming generations of their gratitude
Location
Location
Mapping
-28.740448, 24.765462
Northern Cape
- Frances Baard
- Sol Plaatje
Directions to Site
It's on the of Adderley street opposite the old standard bank
Access details
Only accessible through property owner consent
Media
Media
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