Neville Alexander

Neville Edward Alexander

Former Co-Founder Of The National Liberation Front

Born 22-10-1936 in Cradock South Africa

Deceased 27-08-2012 (75 years old)

The late Neville Alexander was a Co-Founder of the National Liberation Front and ran as Leader of the party in the 1994 First Democratic Elections of South Africa. He was also a Director of the South African Committee for Higher Education. Alexander was imprisoned on Robben Island for 10 years between 1964-1974. He was convicted on conspiracy to commit sabotage.

Business Address

Professional details

Previous Position(s)

Director | South African Committee for Higher Education
1981

Academia, Education and Training

Founder and Director | Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa
1981 - 2012

Academia, Education and Training

Educational history

Secondary

Holy Rosary Convent (1952)

Tertiary

University of Tübingen

Completed 1961

Dr. Phil

University of Cape Town

Completed 1955

Bachelor of Arts

University of Cape Town

Completed 1956

Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

University of Cape Town

Completed 1958

Bachelor of Arts (Masters)

Achievements

Awards

The Order of Luthuli in Silver (Posthumous) | 2013

For his courageous rejection of injustice and his excellent contribution to the struggle against apartheid in striving to ensure equality for all South Africans

Linguapax Prize | 2008

The prize is awarded annually (since 2000) in recognition of contributions to linguistic diversity and multilingual education. The citation noted that he had devoted more than twenty years of his professional life to defend and preserve multilingualism in the post-apartheid South Africa and has become one of the major advocates of linguistic diversity.

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellow | University of Tübingen | 1961

Having been awarded an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship place at the University of Tübingen, he gained his Phd in 1961 for a dissertation on style change in the dramatic work of Gerhart Hauptmann.