lucy lloyd and Wilhem Bleek Flashcards
who were Lucy Lloyd and Wilhem Bleek
they were pioneering anthropologists and linguists who made significant contrubutions to the study of the indigenous peoples of South Africa(san ppl)
when was Lucy lloyd’s birth and death
1834-1914
which country did lucy lloyd move to and in which century
South Africa in the mid-19th century
when was Wilhelm Bleek born and death
1827-1875
what did lucy lloyd start getting interested in
cultures and the languages of the San ppl and began collecting their folklore and oral traditions
what was WILHELM BLEEK’s job
A GERMAN LINGUIST AND PHILOLOGIST
what groundbreaking project did lucy and wilhelm do
they documented the languages, folklore and oral traditions of the san ppl
what was the vast collection of san oral literature called and where was it housed and how many documents does it contain
Bleek and Lloyd Collection, housed at the University of Capetown and it contains more than 13,000 documents
which archive was Wilhelm Bleek put in charge of, in which province and when did the collection start
the Grey Collection at the South African Library in Cape Town, the collection started in 1870 and it contains important historical documents
what did Lloyd and Bleeks remarkable work ensure
that the heritage of the original inhabitants of the Cape has been preserved forever
what is an Anthropologists
scholars who study human societies, cultures and behaviours
what is a Linguists
experts who study languages and their structures
who are San people
They are indigenous hunter gatherer peoples ofSouthern Africa
what is a Philologist
A person who studies historical linguistics and the development of languages
what is the Grey Collection
A collection of important historical documents related to the indigenous languages and cultures of Southern Africa, housed at the South African Library in Cape Town
