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Menu Home Upfront Now Up Books Towns Structures People Firms Lexicon RUYTER, Leo Born: 1895 04 12 Died: 1971 06 25 Carpenter / Contractor Born in Enschede, Overijssel, the Netherlands. He arrived in Pretoria in 1919 where he practiced as a carpenter. He later entered into partnership in the construction firm Engel and Ruyter. There they were joined by his architect son Aris RUYTER. They were of the leading contractors responsible for the construction of the Transvaal Provincial Administration Headquarters Building. References Ploeger, Jan. 1994. Nederlanders in die Transvaal 1850-1950. Pretoria: Van Schaik. pp 110