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This project is designed to collect research information on the enormously wealthy Oppenheimer Anglo American gold and De Beers diamond mining dynasty in South Africa.
Core profiles are those of
- Harry Oppenheimer
- His father Ernest Oppenheimer
- His son Nicky Oppenheimer
Resources
- 1500+ Oppenheimer Profiles on Geni
- Daniel Loeb's online Oppenheimer family tree page
- German Wikipedia Oppenheimer family page. Probably based on Daniel Loeb's online Oppenheimer family tree page
- Harry Oppenheimer on Wikipedia
- Sir Ernest Oppenheimer on Wikipedia
- Bernard Oppenheimer on Wikipedia
- http://thepeerage.com/p8396.htm#i83957 (Bernard's wife's family)
- http://www.brenthurst.org.za/sirernestprofile.cfm
- online book Sir Ernest's first wife, Mary, died about twenty years ago: he is now married to the widow of his nephew, who was the son of his brother Bernard. The nephew was named Sir Michael Oppenheimer, so Sir Ernest's wife, who was Miss Caroline Harvey, has been Lady Oppenheimer twice. The fact that her son by her first husband is in his turn Sir Michael Oppenheimer, and that his wife is thus also Lady Oppenheimer, doesn't make matters any easier for a newcomer to the Oppenheimer family circle.
- Ernest Oppenheimer on encyclopedia.com
- http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3435000137.html describes re Ernest: His first wife, May Pollack, with whom he had two sons, died in 1934, and his son Frank died after a swimming accident in Madeira in 1935. He underwent a spiritual crisis because of these losses, and converted to Christianity that year. A few months later, he wed Caroline "Ina" Harvey, daughter of an English baron and widow of his nephew Michael, who had died in a 1933 plane crash.
- http://thepeerage.com/p8396.htm#i83958 there is a big tree connection via the Mostyn-Owens- through Sir Bernard's daughter marrying a Mostyn Owen http://www.geni.com/search?names=mostyn+owen Geni connections to the Mostyn-Owens] There are some definite matches there - in particular Arthur and Charles and Roger.Profile owner of the Mostyn Owens on Geni is Daniel Elias Klausner
- John Robert Warrender 2nd Baron Bruntisfield, 9th Baronet http://thepeerage.com/p8394.htm#i83932
- David Pallister, Sarah Stewart and Ian Lepper: 'South Africa Inc. The Oppenheimer Empire' *Epstein, Edward Jay, The Rise and Fall of Diamonds: The Shattering of a Brilliant Illusion, Simon & Schuster, 1982.
- Gregory, Theodore, Ernest Oppenheimer and the Economic Development of Southern Africa, Oxford University Press, 1962.
- Hocking, Anthony, Oppenheimer and Son, McGraw-Hill, 1973.
- The Historical Monuments of South Africa
- A.P. Cartwright: The Gold Miners of South Africa. "The heroes of this story are the men who established the gold mines of South Africa, which in the first seventy five years have employed some seven million men. The Gold Miners is the first complete history of the South African gold mines from 1885 - 1961".
- John Hancock Institute for International Finance, Edward Jessup 1973: Ernest Oppenheimer, a Study in Power. "This is the story of Sir Ernest and Harry Oppenheimer, South Africa's gold and diamond magnates. For more than half a century their influence has been felt in every corner of the world, and at every level of society, since their enterprises are at the roots of the world's economy. Yet strangely, this is the first time their story has been told".
- Jewish families in Fauerbach 11- http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate
- http://www.sahistory.org.za
- www.northpark.co.za/sainc.pdf
- David Pallister;Sarah Stewart;Ian Lepper - South Africa Inc: The Oppenheimer Empire.
Personal Stories
On Public Discussion
http://www.geni.com/discussions/101469?msg=746087:
http://thepeerage.com/p8396.htm#i83957 (Bernard's wife's family)
There's a picture of Sir Ernest at http://www.brenthurst.org.za/sirernestprofile.cfm
1. According to http://www.brenthurst.org.za/sirernestprofile.cfm
Sir Ernest Oppenheimer also had a brother, Louis Oppenheimer.
2. The children of Harry Frederick Oppenheimer
See http://www.brenthurst.org.za/aboutlibrary.cfm Mary Slack and Nicky Oppenheimer
3. http://www.brenthurst.org.za/nfoppenheimer.cfm Nicky = Nicholas Frank Oppenheimer Wife Strilli (daughter of Helli Lasch) Son Jonathan
Emmanuel (Mannie) Jacobson, a gold prospector, was involved in the discovery of gold in the Orange Free State on a farm known as Aandenk. A monument has been erected by the Historical Commission on this site as a mark of the first borehole and names those individuals that were involved in mining gold at Aandenk. (Unfortunately my father and his partner ran out of money with only 400 feet short of reaching payable gold!). Ernest was approached to invest in their company Wit Extensions as it was called, and the borehole was taken over by Anglo American (Oppenheimers) in 1945.
Mannie and Ernest Oppenheimer are both featured in two books: The Historical Monuments of South Africa and the Gold Miners of South Africa, the latter giving the history of the gold miners from 1885 - 1961. Harry Oppenheimer is also featured, however to a lesser extent.
Sir Ernest's first wife, Mary, died about twenty years ago: he is now married to the widow of his nephew, who was the son of his brother Bernard. The nephew was named Sir Michael Oppenheimer, so Sir Ernest's wife, who was Miss Caroline Harvey, has been Lady Oppenheimer twice. The fact that her son by her first husband is in his turn Sir Michael Oppenheimer, and that his wife is thus also Lady Oppenheimer, doesn't make matters any easier for a newcomer to the Oppenheimer family circle.
http://www.farlang.com/diamonds/hahn-diamond/page_163
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3435000137.html describes re Ernest:
His first wife, May Pollack, with whom he had two sons, died in 1934, and his son Frank died after a swimming accident in Madeira in 1935. Ernest underwent a spiritual crisis because of these losses, and converted to Christianity that year. A few months later, he wed Caroline "Ina" Harvey, daughter of an English baron and widow of his nephew Michael, who had died in a 1933 plane crash.
Sir Bernard's daughter married a Mostyn Owen
See http://thepeerage.com/p8396.htm#i83958
and
http://www.geni.com/search?names=mostyn+owen
There are some definite matches there - in particular Arthur and Charles and Roger.