Background
RENNIE, John Vernon Lockhart was born on November 26, 1903 in Cape Town. Son of William Alexander Rennie and Esmeralda Elizabeth de Smidt.
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John Vernon Lockhart RENNIE
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University of Cape Town, Emmanuel College, Cambridge and University College, London.
Career
Lecturer in Geology, University of Cape Town 1929-1930, Rhodes University College 1931-1935 (became Rhodes University 1951). Lecturer in Geography, Rhodes University College since 1936, Head of Geography Department 1937-1962, Senior Lecturer in Geography 1940-1944, Professor, of Geography since 1944. Vice-Principal and Pro-ViceChancellor, Rhodes University 1951-1953, 1957-1970.
President South America Geographical Society 1944.
Chairman 1954-1973; Honorary Doctor of Laws (Rhodes University) 1977.
Membership
National Council for Social Research 1954-1958, 1964, Scientific Advisory Council 1964-1969, Historical Monuments Commission 1960-1979. Board of Trustees Albany Museum 1933-1974.
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Married Beatrice Enid von Linsingen in 1931.
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South African