EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Johannesburg, South Africa

Founding Date:
1896

Motto:
Scientia et Labore

Enrollment:
24,400

Official Website:
http://www.wits.ac.za/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Stanley M. Bergman	Business	c. 1950		CEO of Henry Schein
Winfried Bischoff	Business	1941		Chairman of Citigroup
Patrick Bond	Scholar	17-Nov-1961		Elite Transition
Sydney Brenner	Scientist	13-Jan-1927		Genetic regulation of organ development
Dennis Brutus	Poet	28-Nov-1924	26-Dec-2009	Sirens, Knuckles and Boots
John S. Chalsty	Business	c. 1933		CEO, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, 1986-96
Meyer Feldberg	Educator	17-Mar-1942		Dean of Columbia Business School, 1989-2004
Nadine Gordimer	Novelist	20-Nov-1923	13-Jul-2014	South African novelist
Teresa Heinz	Relative	5-Oct-1938		Wife of John Kerry
Aaron Klug	Chemist	11-Aug-1926		Structural analysis of viruses
Robert Z. Lawrence	Economist	c. 1948		Council of Economic Advisers, 1999-2001
Margaret H. Marshall	Judge	1-Sep-1944		Massachusetts Chief Justice
Seymour Papert	Computer Programmer	29-Feb-1928	31-Jul-2016	Programming language LOGO
Patrick Soon-Shiong	Business	1952		Founder, Abraxis BioScience
H. Michael Stevenson	Educator	1953		President of Simon Fraser University, 2000-10
Janet Suzman	Actor	9-Feb-1939		Nicholas and Alexandra
Markos I. Tambakeras	Business	c. 1950		CEO of Kennametal, 1999-2005

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Stanley M. Bergman	Business	c. 1950		CEO of Henry Schein

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