Hattingh family
| Hattingh | |
|---|---|
| Current region | South Africa |
| Earlier spellings | Hatting |
| Place of origin | Speyer, Germany |
| Connected families | Visser family Basson family Dednam family |
| Estate(s) | Spier La Motte Lekkerwijn Goede Hoop |
The Hattingh family is a prominent South African family. Formerly landowners of the Spier estate in Stellenbosch, they have more recently become influential in the politics of their country. Their founder, Hans Heinrich Hattingh, was a German settler who served as a free burgher of the Dutch Cape Colony in the late 1600s and early 1700s.[1][2][3][4]
Notable members
- Chris Hattingh, opposition politician and party leader, currently serving as an MP.
- Douglas Stephen Bax, clergyman, author and anti-Apartheid activist.
- Hans Heinrich Hattingh, immigrant, free burgher and landowner, progenitor of the family.
- Juanita Terblanche, opposition politician, currently serving as a municipal councillor.
References
- ^ Ominira-Bluejack, 'Shèun (December 31, 2024). "Of Old Renown". africanwriter.com. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ^ Coetzee, Murray; Muller, Retief; Hansen, L. D. (May 2015). Cultivating Seeds of Hope. AFRICAN SUN MeDIA. pp. 225–234. ISBN 978-1-920689-70-4. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ^ "A brief history of wine in South Africa" (PDF). depts.ttu.edu. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ^ "Die Hattingh's". genza.org.za. Retrieved July 27, 2025. (In Afrikaans)