Institution

Grey College, Bloemfontein

1855 · 19th century

Grey College is a boys' school in Bloemfontein, South Africa, founded in 1855 and named after Sir George Grey, governor of the Cape Colony, who supported its establishment. One of the oldest schools in the former Orange Free State, it gave rise in 1904 to Grey University College, the forerunner of the University of the Free State.

Grey College, Bloemfontein
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