Ernest Oppenheimer
Ernest Oppenheimer · Economics & Business
Diamond magnate; controlled De Beers and founded Anglo American
1880, Friedberg, Hesse, Germany — 1957, Johannesburg, South Africa
Germany, London, South Africa
Anglo American1917Ernest Oppenheimer is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Diamond magnate; controlled De Beers and founded Anglo American
Ernest Oppenheimer was born into a German-Jewish family in Friedberg and moved to Britain and then South Africa, where he founded Anglo American and gained control of De Beers. He came from Jewish origins; in later life the family associated with Christianity, but his Jewish birth is well documented.
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Diamond magnate; controlled De Beers and founded Anglo American
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Oppenheimer
