Lucas Cornelius Steyn (21 December 1903 to 28 July 1976) was a South African judge who served as the twelfth Chief Justice of South Africa from 1959 to 1971. Born in the Orange River Colony, he acted as Governor-General of South Africa on two occasions during his twelve-year tenure as Chief Justice, and his jurisprudence was noted for an executive-minded approach and skepticism toward English legal influences on South African law. He died in Pretoria. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Lucas Cornelius Steyn, PC, QC (21 December 1903 - 28 July 1976) was Chief Justice of South Africa and, as such, acted as Governor-General on two occasions.
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Wikidata Q3838348, occupation/position claims
occupation/position claim resolves to: Politician and Judge
Wikidata Q3838348, P27 country of citizenship claim
P27 (country of citizenship): South Africa
Wikidata Q3838348, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1903
Wikidata Q3838348, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1903-12-21
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P570 (date of death): 1976
Wikidata Q3838348, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1976-07-28
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P20 (place of death): Pretoria
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