Von Brandis and Commissioner streets

Von Brandis and Commissioner streets
Captain Carl von Brandis was born in Germany of an old military family. He served in the Hungarian and British armies. He sailed in 1857 for the Cape and was given land on the eastern frontier. He was appointed gold commissioner when the farms were proclaimed open diggings in September 1886 and set up his office in a tent. He was appointed to the post of landdrost in 1900. A street in downtown Johannesburg is called Von Brandis Street, and there are five more in surrounding areas and suburbs. Commissioner Street in the city centre was named after commissioner Von Brandis because he erected a tent on the street. Photo: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/commissioner-street-johannesburg-transvaal-high-res-stock-photography/730145941

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Captain Carl von Brandis was born in Germany of an old military family. He served in the Hungarian and British armies. He sailed in 1857 for the Cape and was given land on the eastern frontier. He was appointed gold commissioner when the farms were proclaimed open diggings in September 1886 and set up his office in a tent.

He was appointed to the post of landdrost in 1900. A street in downtown Johannesburg is called Von Brandis Street, and there are five more in surrounding areas and suburbs. Commissioner Street in the city centre was named after commissioner Von Brandis because he erected a tent on the street.

Photo: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/commissioner-street-johannesburg-transvaal-high-res-stock-photography/730145941