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SACM Directors

Madame Apolline Niay-Darroll
Madame Apolline Niay-Darroll
Founder 1910-1912
W. H. Bell
Prof William Henry Bell
Director 1912-1936
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Prof Stewart Deas
Director 1937-1938
Prof Eric Grant
Prof Eric Grant
Director 1939-1945
Prof Erik Chisholm
Prof Erik Chisholm
Director 1946-1965
Prof Gunther Pulvermacher
Prof Gunter Pulvermacher
Director 1966-1973
Prof Michael Brimer
Prof Michael Brimer
Director 1974-1979
Prof Brian Priestman
Prof Brian Priestman
Director 1981-1987
Prof Gerrit Bon
Prof Gerrit Bon
Director 1987-1994
Prof James May
Prof James May
Director 1994-2001
Dr Franklin Larey
Prof Franklin Larey
Director 2002-2007
Prof Peter Klatzow
Prof Peter Klatzow
Director 2008-2009
Dr Morné Bezuidenhout
Dr Morné Bezuidenhout
Director 2010-2013
Prof Andrew Lilley
Prof Andrew Lilley
Director 2023-present
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