Harry Struben born Hendrik Wilhelm Struben aka Henry William Struben (9 October 1840 Lower Rhine, Germany - 18 October 1915 Cape Town)Hendrik Wilhelm (also known as Henry William or "Harry") Struben wa...
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Harry Struben born Hendrik Wilhelm Struben aka Henry William Struben (9 October 1840 Lower Rhine, Germany - 18 October 1915 Cape Town)Hendrik Wilhelm (also known as Henry William or "Harry") Struben wa...
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magnate. Born in Prague, settled in Paris in the 1860s and became a leading diamond merchant. Both Alfred Beit and Sir Julius Wernher worked for him and were sent by him to Kimberley. He himself arrive...
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magnate. Born in Prague, settled in Paris in the 1860s and became a leading diamond merchant. Both Alfred Beit and Sir Julius Wernher worked for him and were sent by him to Kimberley. He himself arrive...
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On the discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand district in 1886, Alfred Beit financed a partnership with ₤25 000. Robinson purchased the Langlaagte and Randfontein estates, but Beit soon dissolved the p...
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On the discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand district in 1886, Alfred Beit financed a partnership with ₤25 000. Robinson purchased the Langlaagte and Randfontein estates, but Beit soon dissolved the p...
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Thomas Major CULLINAN,Sir Thomas Cullinan was born in the The Cape Colony in 1862. He settled in Barberton, before moving to Johannesburg in 1887. He began working as a bricklayer in Johannesburg, a jo...
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Thomas Major CULLINAN,Sir Thomas Cullinan was born in the The Cape Colony in 1862. He settled in Barberton, before moving to Johannesburg in 1887. He began working as a bricklayer in Johannesburg, a jo...
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Colonel John Dale Lace (27 November 1859 – 5 June 1937) was a South African gold and diamond mining magnate and Randlord. He was born in Port St Mary on the Isle of Man* Reference: FamilySearch Family ...
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Colonel John Dale Lace (27 November 1859 – 5 June 1937) was a South African gold and diamond mining magnate and Randlord. He was born in Port St Mary on the Isle of Man* Reference: FamilySearch Family ...
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Alfred BeitFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaAlfred Beit (15 February 1853 – 16 July 1906) was a British South African gold and diamond magnate, a supporter of British imperialism in Southern Africa...
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Alfred BeitFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaAlfred Beit (15 February 1853 – 16 July 1906) was a British South African gold and diamond magnate, a supporter of British imperialism in Southern Africa...
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George Albu was born in Brandenburg, Germany in 1857. The sons of Simon Albu (26 February 1830 - 26 February 1911) and Fanny Sternberg (d. 24 October 1912), George and his brother Leopold were German J...
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George Albu was born in Brandenburg, Germany in 1857. The sons of Simon Albu (26 February 1830 - 26 February 1911) and Fanny Sternberg (d. 24 October 1912), George and his brother Leopold were German J...
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Born in Cape Town, J B Taylor was one of the Randlords who traveled to Kimberley after the discovery of diamonds, prospected in what was then the Eastern Transvaal, and was at the centre of events on t...
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Born in Cape Town, J B Taylor was one of the Randlords who traveled to Kimberley after the discovery of diamonds, prospected in what was then the Eastern Transvaal, and was at the centre of events on t...
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Cecil John Rhodes (1853-1902) was father of the De Beers Consolidated Mining Company and the British South Africa Company, as well as a major architect of British policy in southern Africa, founder of ...
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Cecil John Rhodes (1853-1902) was father of the De Beers Consolidated Mining Company and the British South Africa Company, as well as a major architect of British policy in southern Africa, founder of ...
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Colonel Sir Abe Bailey , 1st Bt. gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Sussex Imperial Yeomanry.2 In 1895 he was a member of the Johannesburg Committee during Jameson's Raid.2 He gained the ...
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Colonel Sir Abe Bailey , 1st Bt. gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Sussex Imperial Yeomanry.2 In 1895 he was a member of the Johannesburg Committee during Jameson's Raid.2 He gained the ...
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Sir Carl Ferdinand Meyer, 1st Baronet of Shortgrove (23 December 1851 – 18 December 1922) was a British banker and mining magnate.
Personal life
Meyer was born in Hamburg, Germany, the second son o...
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Sir Carl Ferdinand Meyer, 1st Baronet of Shortgrove (23 December 1851 – 18 December 1922) was a British banker and mining magnate.
Personal life
Meyer was born in Hamburg, Germany, the second son o...
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Woolf Barnato Joel (1863–1898), South African mining magnate Birth: 1863 Death: Mar 14 1898 - Murdered in his office Parents: Joel JOEL, Catherine JOEL (born ISAACS) Siblings:Jack Barnato JOEL, Solomon...
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Woolf Barnato Joel (1863–1898), South African mining magnate Birth: 1863 Death: Mar 14 1898 - Murdered in his office Parents: Joel JOEL, Catherine JOEL (born ISAACS) Siblings:Jack Barnato JOEL, Solomon...
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Barney Barnato MP (1851 - 1897)
"Barnato", "Barnet Isaacs (birth name)", "Barnett Isaacs", "Barnet Isaacs"
Died at sea at 31.8 N; 17.13 WBARNATO (21 February 1851 – 14 June 1897)Barnett Isaacs grew up in Whitechapel, the very poor East End of London in an area that was predominantly a Jewish neighborhood. T...
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Barney Barnato MP (1851 - 1897)
"Barnato", "Barnet Isaacs (birth name)", "Barnett Isaacs", "Barnet Isaacs"
Died at sea at 31.8 N; 17.13 WBARNATO (21 February 1851 – 14 June 1897)Barnett Isaacs grew up in Whitechapel, the very poor East End of London in an area that was predominantly a Jewish neighborhood. T...
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