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Author: Common crawl
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German[de]
Jan Smuts war Kanzler der Universitäten Kapstadt (1936–1950) und Cambridge (1948–1950).
English[en]
As the second son, rural custom dicated that he would remain working on the farm, a full formal education was typically the preserve of the first son. However, in 1882, when Jan was twelve, his elder brother died; Jan was now sent to school in his brother's place.