Jan Carel Juta

Jan Carel Juta (1824 - 7 April 1886) was a Dutch-South African publisher, bookseller and brother-in-law of Karl Marx.[1]

Jan Carel Juta
Photograph taken of Jan Carel Juta in 1863
Born1824
Died7 April 1886
OccupationPublisher, bookseller
Spouse(s)Louise Juta
RelativesKarl Marx (brother-in-law) Henry Juta (Son)

Biography

Jan Carel Juta was born in 1824 in Holland.[1] He married his wife Louise Juta on 5 June 1853 in a civil ceremony in Trier, Germany.[2]

Jan Carel and Louise had seven children,[2] including the future Sir Henry Juta QC, a barrister and senior Judge in the South African courts, who also served as Speaker of the Parliament of Cape Colony.[3]

Juta died on 7 April 1886 in Chiswick, London.

Juta Publishing is still trading, and is one of South Africa's leading academic and law publishers.[4]

References

  1. "Jan Carel Juta (52), father of the publishing industry in SA, dies in Chiswick, London". South African History Online. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Louise Leah Juta". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. Who Was Who Volume III (1929-1940). Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781408193372.
  4. "Juta". juta.co.za. Retrieved 18 May 2021.


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