Hendrik van der Bijl
Hendrik Johannes van der Bijl | |
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| Born | 23 November 1887 |
| Died | 2 December 1948 (aged 61) |
| Citizenship | South African |
| Alma mater | Leipzig University, Germany |
| Spouses | Florence Wagner (m. 1915)Ethel Buxton (m. 1942) |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical engineering |
| Institutions | Western Electric Eskom ISCOR University of Pretoria |
| Thesis | The behaviour of ionized liquid dielectrics during the passage of electric currents (1912) |
Hendrik Johannes van der Bijl FRS (23 November 1887 – 2 December 1948) was a South African electrical engineer and industrialist and is regarded as one of the greatest South Africans for his contribution to the country's development. He was the driving force behind the establishment of the South African electricity utility company Eskom and the South African Steel and Iron Corporation ISCOR.