Statue of Sir George Grey (Q19623279)

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

A statue of Sir George Grey stands in Company's Garden, in Cape Town, South Africa, in front of the local campus of the National Library of South Africa. The inscription on it reads "Sir George Grey K.C.B. Governor 1854–1861." Grey left his own personal library, the Grey Collection, to this library. William Calder Marshall from London completed the sculpture in 1863.

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

'n Standbeeld van sir George Grey staan in die Kompanjiestuin in Kaapstad voor die deur van die Nasionale Biblioteek van Suid-Afrika. Die inskripsie lui bloot “Sir George Grey K.C.B. Governor 1854-1861”. Grey het sy eie boekery, die Grey-versameling, aan hierdie biblioteek nagelaat. William Calder-Marshall van Londen het die beeld in 1863 voltooi.

Summary from Nederlands / Dutch Wikipedia (nlwiki)

Het standbeeld van George Grey staat in de Company's Garden in Kaapstad, Zuid-Afrika. Het bevindt zich voor de plaatselijke campus van de Nationale Bibliotheek van Zuid-Afrika. De inscriptie erop luidt "Sir George Grey K.C.B. Governor 1854–1861".

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