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It was with shock and sadness that UKZN Press learnt of the death of one of our authors, Jeff Guy, on Monday night.
Professor Jefferson John Guy was Professor Emeritus at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and highly regarded internationally as an intellectual, historian, mentor and author. Ian Knight described Jeff Guy as ‘… a towering figure in the field of Zulu historical studies’ and said that ‘… his previous works – including The Destruction of the Zulu Kingdom – largely redefined the historiography of the period.’
UKZN Press is proud to have published five of his scholarly works, namely, The Heretic (1983), The Destruction of the Zulu Kingdom (1998), Remembering the Rebellion (2006), The Maphumulo Uprising (2006) and, most recently, Theophilus Shepstone and the Forging of Natal (2013), which he saw as the culmination of his life’s work.
In his review of Theophilus Shepstone and the Forging of Natal Stephen Coan writes, ‘Guy, employing a compelling blend of biography and history, illuminates both the man (Theophilus Shepstone) and his time, in the process setting another benchmark for South African history writing’, while T.J. Tallie of Washington and Lee University says it is ‘a necessary addition to Natal and larger South African historiography not simply for its painstaking research and engaging narrative. It also presents a powerful critique of recent colonial historiography and ahistoric assertions of traditions in the present’.
UKZN Press remembers him for his meticulousness, his passion for his subject and his insistence on the highest standards for himself and those with whom he worked. We are honoured and privileged to have had the opportunity to work with him over so many years.
His death is truly a loss. Condolences to all who were close to him: family, friends and colleagues.
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