Johannes Andries (Dries) de Ridder (1898 - 1960) was the first Secretary of the South African National Parks Board, formed in 1926, which was renamed the South African National Parks (SANParks), after 1994.[1][2] After World War II, he served as Secretary of State Advances and thereafter, in 1958, Secretary of Social Welfare and Pensions until his death in 1960.[3][4]
Dries was married to Cecile Hendrika Johanna Punt, the sister of dr. Willem H.J. Punt (1900–1981) who founded the Stigting Simon van der Stel (presently known as the Heritage Association of South Africa, it is "the largest and oldest conservation lobby group in South Africa").[5]
References
edit- ^ SANParks. "Brief History". San Parks. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Fleminger, David. "1921 Becoming the Kruger Park". South Africa. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ De Ridder, Josephus Marthinus. "DE RIDDER, JOHAN". Artefacts. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ PUNT, WILLEM J. (May 2002). "Cecile de Ridder" (PDF). Journal of the Pretoria Historical Association. 115: 32–33. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "About us". Heritage Association of South Africa. Retrieved 25 July 2024.