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D. E. van Velden

Known for helping preserve a firsthand record of the peace talks that ended the Second Boer War, this South African writer is remembered for work rooted in history and public memory.

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The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902

The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902

by J. D. (John Daniel) Kestell, D. E. van Velden

About the author

D. E. van Velden is best known as the co-author, with Rev. J. D. Kestell, of The Peace Negotiations between the Governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the Representatives of the British Government, which terminated in the Peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902. That book has remained a notable primary account of the negotiations that brought the war to a close.

Available records identify him as Dirk Eliza van Velden, a South African linked to the Boer War era. Genealogical sources place his life from 1869 to 1933, and archival references connect him with the historical world surrounding the peace process and its documentation.

There does not seem to be a clearly confirmed mainstream biographical profile of him online today, so many personal details remain hard to verify. What stands out most with confidence is his role in helping record a pivotal moment in South African history.