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Jan Hendrik Steyn (known as Jan) (1928-2013) was a South African judge, a development leader and campaigner for social justice. He was an advocate for justice and equality in The Republic of South Africa and served South Africa and several Southern African Development Community countries, in the highest capacity in the fields of law and development. In recognition of his service he was awarded honorary doctorates from five South African universities. Raised within the Afrikaner volk, he became a fierce opponent of apartheid, contributing towards it demise through active lobbying, working towards development for all and the creation of democracy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jan Hendrik Steyn helped real justice says FW de Klerk )〕 His working life was characterised by service for the creation of a just and democratic society in South Africa. He believed strongly that all were equal before the law and that development is essential for the creation of a sustainable democracy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Western Cape legal giant Jan Steyn dies )〕 He served as a judge in the Cape High Court, was President of the Appeal Court of Lesotho and served on the Courts of Appeal of Botswana and Swaziland. He also headed up the Urban Foundation and the Independent Development Trust (IDT), served on several Commissions of Enquiry, as Ombudsman for the Long-Term Insurance Industry and on the boards of Non-Profit Organisations such as NICRO, and Communicare as well as companies such as Anglo American and Barclays Bank.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jan Steyn )〕 ==Early history and family life〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=Jeremy Gauntlett )〕== Jan Steyn was born in Cape Town to Zerilda (née Minnaar) and Hendrik (HPM) Steyn on 4 March 1928. His mother was a pioneer of social welfare in South Africa, founding the Urban Housing League. His father, HPM Steyn, joined the Boer commandos during the Anglo-Boer War at the age of 13, and thereafter finished schooling when he was 24 years old. He became a gifted scholar in literature and theology at Victoria College, Stellenbosch, and later Princeton. He joined the Dutch Reformed Church ministry from 1917 to 1922. From 1922 to 1955 he was the tireless secretary of the British and Foreign Bible Society and due to his extensive work in this regard was also known as "Bible Steyn". According to one of the key translators of the Bible into Afrikaans, dr J D Kestell, HPM Steyn was the real force behind this translation process. He also facilitated the translation of the Bible into many other languages, including Xhosa, Herero and Tswana.〔A P Smit ''"God het laat groei - Geskiedenis van die Bybelgenootskapsbeweging in Suider-Afrika 1820-1970"'', Die Bybelgenootskap van Suid-Africa, Cape Town, 1970, pp138-141.〕 Both Jan Steyn's parents were awarded honorary doctorates by the University of Stellenbosch for their work and were dedicated to philanthropy. Jan Steyn attended Jan van Riebeeck High School and graduated from Stellenbosch University with a BA LLB in 1949. He married Audrey Steyn (née Tarleton) in 1951, and they had four children. In 1981 he married Ann Steyn, who later became the president international of ( Reach to Recovery ), an international volunteer breast cancer NGO. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jan Steyn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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