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Menu Home Upfront Now Up Books Towns Structures People Firms Lexicon KNOBEL, Johann Balthasar Christian (Baron) Born: fl. 1803 Died: 1845 Architect Does not appear to have had a great deal to do with building. He arrived in the Cape (from Germany?) in 1803 with F Von Buchenroder. Knobel was appointed District Surveyor of Uitenhage, a post he held for a considerable time from 1813 until 1845. During this period he was responsible for a projected design for the Uitenhage Dutch Reformed Church in about 1814. (Greig 1971; Lewcock 1963:444) Uitenhage: NGK bldg, projected design (Greig 1971:222) c1814 All truncated references not fully cited in 'References' are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon.