About: Jos de Villiers

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Josias Eduard de Villiers (nicknamed Jos, Koelenhof, Stellenbosch, 27 December 1843 – Mosterthoek Farm, near Laingsburg, Western Cape, 16 August 1898) was a South African surveyor, politician, and amateur astronomer. He surveyed the first neighborhood in Johannesburg, Randjeslaagte. He predicted that Johannesburg would become a city rather than disappearing like other ghost towns (as most South African civil servants of the era did), and De Villiers Street there is named after him.

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  • Josias Eduard de Villiers (nicknamed Jos, Koelenhof, Stellenbosch, 27 December 1843 – Mosterthoek Farm, near Laingsburg, Western Cape, 16 August 1898) was a South African surveyor, politician, and amateur astronomer. He surveyed the first neighborhood in Johannesburg, Randjeslaagte. He predicted that Johannesburg would become a city rather than disappearing like other ghost towns (as most South African civil servants of the era did), and De Villiers Street there is named after him. (en)
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  • Josias Eduard de Villiers (nicknamed Jos, Koelenhof, Stellenbosch, 27 December 1843 – Mosterthoek Farm, near Laingsburg, Western Cape, 16 August 1898) was a South African surveyor, politician, and amateur astronomer. He surveyed the first neighborhood in Johannesburg, Randjeslaagte. He predicted that Johannesburg would become a city rather than disappearing like other ghost towns (as most South African civil servants of the era did), and De Villiers Street there is named after him. (en)
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  • Jos de Villiers (en)
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