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Frederick Brownell
South African herald, vexillologist and genealogist (1940–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frederick Gordon Brownell OMSS SM & Bar MMM KStJ[1] (8 March 1940 – 10 May 2019)[2] was a South African herald, vexillologist, and genealogist.
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Born | Frederick Gordon Brownell (1940-03-08)8 March 1940 |
Died | 10 May 2019(2019-05-10) (aged 79) |
Alma mater | Rhodes University University of South Africa University of Pretoria |
Occupation | State Herald of South Africa (1982–2002) |
Known for | Designing the flags of Namibia and South Africa |
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He designed the flag of South Africa and claimed to have designed the flag of Namibia.[2][3]