Magdalena Sauer
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Magdalena Sauer | |
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| Born | 6 May 1890 |
| Died | 10 October 1983 (aged 93) |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Education | University of Cape Town |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Father | Jacobus Wilhelmus Sauer |
| Family | Paul Oliver Sauer |
Magdalena Sauer (6 May 1890 – 10 October 1983) was the first woman qualified to practice as an architect in South Africa.
Magdalena Gertruide Sauer was born in Kenilworth, Cape Town, the daughter of Jacobus Wilhelmus Sauer and Mary Cloete Sauer. Her father was a prominent politician, and her mother was a close friend of author Olive Schreiner. Her brother, Paul Oliver Sauer, also became a politician; the nationalist Sauer Commission was named for him.[1] She was raised in Kenilworth and at the family farm near Stellenbosch. She attended the University of Cape Town, earning a degree in science in 1911. She pursued further training in architecture as a trainee in Durban, and in England at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London.[2]
