What is Frederick Brownell?
[[File:Fred Brownell.jpg|thumb|200px|Bronwell in October 2015]] '''Frederick Gordon Brownell''' (8 March 1940 – 10 May 2019) was a [[South Africa]]n [[Officer of arms|herald]], [[Vexillology|vexillologist]] and [[Genealogy|genealogist]]. He is best known for designing the flags of [[Flag of Namibia|Namibia]] and [[Flag of South Africa|South Africa]]. He also designed many [[coat of arms|coats of arms]]. He served as the Herald of South Africa from 1982 to 2002. He was a founding member of the Southern African Vexillological Association (SAVA). He was born in [[Bethlehem, Free State|Bethlehem]], [[Free State]]. Brownell died of cancer on 10 May 2019 in [[Pretoria]], [[Gauteng]]. He was 79.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ewn.co.za/2019/05/13/mthethwa-remembers-sa-national-flag-designer-as-national-hero|title=Mthethwa remembers SA national flag designer as 'national hero'|publisher=EWN|date=13 May 2019|access-date=13 May 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Brownell, Frederick}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in South Africa]] [[Category:Genealogists]] [[Category:South African scientists]] {{Bio-stub}}