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Louw
Louw is a surname that has pre-7th century Germanic origins. It is a Dutch/Flemish variant on the word Löwe, meaning Lion. People Give name * Louw de Graaf (1930–2020), Dutch politician * Louw Venter (born 1975), South African actor and filmmaker * Louw Wepener (1812–1865), Cape Colony Military Surname * Aimee Louw, Canadian disabled activist * Antoinette Louw (born 1975), South African actress *Andrew Louw (politician), South African politician * Andrew Louw (cricketer) (born 1987), Namibian cricketer * Boy Louw (1906–1988), South African rugby union player *Dewald Louw (born 1986), South African singer *Eric Louw (1890–1968), South African diplomat and politician *Francois Louw (born 1985), South African rugby union player *Gene Louw (born 1931), South African politician *Gretta Louw (born 1981), South African-Australian artist and curator *Hanrie Louw (born 2001, South African field hockey player * James Louw (born 1971), English cricketer *Japie Louw (1867–1936), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Louw
Robert James Louw (born 26 March 1955) is a South African rugby footballer who represented South Africa 19 times in international test rugby union. He also played in the Western Province teams that won the Currie Cup five consecutive times. South African rugby chief Danie Craven rated Louw as "one of the best Springboks ever to represent South Africa", "fast enough to play among the backs", and a "superb ambassador for South Africa" due to "his friendly manner and attractive personality". Louw was nominated as South African Rugby Player of the Year in 1979 and in 1984. Background Rob Louw was born in Wynberg, Cape Town on 26 March 1955 to one of the oldest families of Western descent in South Africa. He has two brothers, Mark and Michael. His ancestor Jan Pieterz Louw (1628–91) moved in 1658 from Caspel ter Maere in the Netherlands to the way-station at the Cape of Good Hope that the Dutch East India Company had established in 1652 (present-day Cape Town). His grandfather, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Louw
Eric Hendrik Louw (1890–1968) was a South African diplomat and politician. He served as the Minister of Finance from 1954 to 1956, and as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1955 to 1963. Early life He was born in Jacobsdal in the Orange Free State on 21 November 1890 to a ''Boer'' family. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree at the then Victoria College, Stellenbosch. He went on to qualify as an advocate at Rhodes University College; Grahamstown, where he also practised. In 1915, when his father died at Beaufort West, he took over the business interests. In Beaufort West, Louw was a member of the chamber of commence. Louw became active in protesting against Jewish immigration to South Africa, depicting the East European Jewish immigrants as scheming and dishonest merchants who were driving the Afrikaner families into poverty. Like many other Afrikaner nationalists at the time, he saw ''die volk'' ("the people" as the Afrikaners liked to call Afrikanerdom) as under threa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stéfan Louw
Stéfan Louw is a South African operatic tenor, regarded as one of South Africa's leading tenors. He has been performing opera since 1995. Biography While still a student, Louw joined the Pretoria State Theatre Opera Chorus in 1995. In the following year, he received the Chorister of the Year Award. He made his solo debut in 1999 as Beppe in ''Pagliacci''. Louw received the FNB Vita Opera Award for Most Promising Newcomer for his debut role. He remained a member of the chorus until 2001, often performing supporting character roles. In 2000, he became one of the founding members of the Black Tie Ensemble (BTE). When Louw made his leading-role debut as Cavaradossi in ''Tosca'' (2003), he decided to quit his full-time job as a sales person at Incredible Connection to focus on his opera career. Since then Louw made a living singing opera in South Africa, America, and Europe. Some of the roles he performed over the years include Alfredo in ''La traviata'', Barinkay in ''The Gypsy Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxy Louw
Roxy Louw (born Roxanne Louw on June 9, 1987 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African DJ, model, actress, and surfer. She has modelled for ''Sports Illustrated'', Renault, Woolworths, Kauai, Vodacom, and Nashua Mobile, and has been featured by ''FHM''. She has also acted in films such as ''Blue Crush 2'' and ''The Perfect Wave''. Louw was the international face of Oakley in 2005. She has also recently been cast in ''Tropika Island of Treasure'' All Stars (season 10), which is scheduled to be released in late 2022. Early life Roxanne Louw was born on June 9, 1987 to rugby player Rob Louw and Azille Louw in Cape Town, South Africa. She grew up on a small holding in Durbanville, a rural residential suburb of the greater Cape Town metropolis. Louw attended Durbanville Primary School and Stellenberg High School. At Stellenberg High School, she played provincial hockey. Career At the age of 17, Roxy Louw was signed as a team rider with Oakley America by Seth Hulley when he not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Louw (politician)
Andrew Louw (born 28 August 1969) is a South African politician who served as Leader of the Opposition in the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature from 2014 until 2021. He was the Provincial Leader of the Democratic Alliance in the Northern Cape from 2009 to 2020. He was previously a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa where he served as the Shadow Minister of Labour. Louw was the Democratic Alliance's Northern Cape Premier candidate for the 2014 and 2019 elections. Family and personal life Andrew Louw was born in 1969 in Kimbereley. He matriculated from Homevale Senior Secondary School. He went on to study at various universities and achieved a Marketing Management Diploma and a Business Management Diploma from the Rand Afrikaans University. He obtained an Operations Management Diploma from the University of Pretoria and a Diversity Management Diploma from the University of the Witwatersrand. Louw also achieved a Labour Relations qualification from the University of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francois Louw
Francois Louw (born 15 June 1985) is a South African former professional rugby union player. A flanker, he played for , the Stormers and English club . He won 76 international caps for South Africa, and was part of the team that won the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Early life Louw was born in Cape Town and is the grandson of the former South African international Jan Pickard. He attended Bishops College in Cape Town and studied rugby at the University of Stellenbosch. Playing career He represented the Stormers in Super Rugby, having made his debut during the 2008 season. He also played for in the Currie Cup. Louw was part of the Stormers team that lost the 2010 Super 14 Final to the Bulls. On 12 July 2011 it was announced that Louw signed for Bath Rugby on a 3-year deal. International Following the Super 14 season, Louw made his debut for South Africa against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. He played the entire game as South Africa won 34–31. Louw was selecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gretta Louw
Gretta Louw (born 1981) is a multi-disciplinary artist who has worked with artforms as varied as digital media and networked performance, installation and video art, and fibre art. She lives and works in Germany and Australia. Her artistic practice explores the potential of art as a means of investigating psychological phenomena, particularly in relation to new technologies and the internet. Her focus is on how new digital technologies are shaping contemporary experience. Biography Gretta Louw was born in South Africa and grew up in Australia. She graduated in 2001 from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Arts, and in 2002 completed her Honours degree in Psychology. Exhibitions * ''OK. Video Flesh'', Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia, 2011. * ''Controlling_Connectivity'' (solo exhibition), Art Laboratory Berlin, 2011; curators: Regine Rapp und Christian de Lutz. * ''Video Art For All'', Fundação Oriente, Macau, 2012. * ''Moving the Still'', Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louw Wepener
Lourens Jacobus (Louw) Wepener was born on 21 July 1812. He was the son of a German people, German immigrant – Frederick Jacobus Wepener – and a Cape Colony woman – Johanna Maria Erasmus. Wepener was born in Graaf-Reinet and lived with his uncle – Lourens. He was christened by Reverend Andrew Murray of the Dutch Reformed Church. Wepener was first married to Hester Susanna Nel and then later to Hilletje Maria Levina Van Aardt. He had nine children with his second wife. Military career Wepener participated in some Frontier Wars (1834–1853) as Acting Field Cornet. He moved to the farm De Nek in Aliwal North in 1850 where he took part in the Eighth Frontier War (1850–1853) (Xhosa wars) and was promoted to Commandant due to his outstanding leadership. He later migrated to the Orange Free State where he bought two farms in Bethulie district – Constantia and Moordernaarspoort. When he arrived in Orange Free State, Wepener was appointed Acting Commandant. He took part in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoinette Louw
Antoinette Louw (born 9 May 1975, Pretoria) is a multi award-winning South African actress. Life Antoinette Louw is the daughter of Dap Louw and Anet Louw, both professors in psychology who have written psychology handbooks for South African universities together. Her brother, Dap,a year younger than her, is a doctor in urology and an Ironman finisher. Raised in Potchefstroom, Vanderbijlpark and Bloemfontein, Antoinette also attended school in the United States of America where her father did research and teaching at various universities. In 1991 the family moved to Bloemfontein, and Antoinette matriculated in 1993 at Sentraal Hoërskool, Bloemfontein. She studied drama at the University of the Free State (UOFS) and receives her degree ''cum laude'' in 1996. In her third year she tried her hand as producer and director of the play, ''The Woman Who Cooked her Husband'', a black comedy by the British playwright Debbie Issit. The production was invited to perform in Lond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Louw
Robbie Louw (born Robert Mathew Mark Louw on ) is a South African rugby union player that played first class rugby for the in 2016. He made one appearance in the Currie Cup qualifiers and three appearances in the Currie Cup Premier Division. His regular position is centre. Family He is the son of Rob Louw, a rugby player that played rugby union and rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ... in the last 1970s and early 1980s, making 19 test appearances for the South Africa national team. He also has three sisters, Roxy, Mystique, and Shahnee. References External links Official site South African rugby union players Living people 1992 births Rugby union players from Cape Town Rugby union centres Boland Cavaliers players {{SouthAfrica-rugbyuni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japie Louw
Jacob Stephanus "Japie" Louw (30 August 1867 – 17 August 1936) was a South African international rugby union player. Biography Born in Durbanville, Louw attended Paul Roos Gymnasium before playing provincial rugby for Transvaal (now known as the Golden Lions). He made his only appearances for South Africa during Great Britain's 1891 tour, South Africa's first as a Test nation. The series was won 3–0 by Great Britain, Louw played as a forward in all three Tests. He died in 1936, in Bloemfontein, at the age of 68. Test history See also *List of South Africa national rugby union players South Africa national rugby union team players hold several international records. Several players from the South Africa national rugby union team have joined the IRB and International Hall of Fame. Individual records Career South Africa's '' ... – Springbok no. 11 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Louw, Japie South Africa international rugby union players South African rugby union playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boy Louw
Matthys (Boy) Michael Louw (21 February 1906 – 3 May 1988), was a rugby union player on the South African rugby team. His primary position was prop but he also played in the line-out for the Springboks at second row, flanker and number eight. Biography Louw was born on the farm Watervlei near Wellington as the fifth child of ten brothers and five sisters. One brother died young, he and Fanie Louw became Springboks and the other brothers all played senior rugby. Louw made his debut for as a teenage schoolboy against the British Isles in 1924. His Springbok debut was in 1928 against the visiting All Blacks, when he was selected as lock for the fourth test at the Crusaders Ground in Port Elizabeth. Louw played 18 test matches for the Boks, 13 of which as loosehead prop and scored one try. He also played 31 tour matches in which he scored five tries. Test history See also *List of South Africa national rugby union players South Africa national rugby union team play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
