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Oppenheimer Family
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Oppenheimer Family
What is the history of the Oppenheimer family?
Source credits: The Ernest Oppenheimer & Harry Oppenheimer sections @ Wikipedia
Sir Ernest Oppenheimer (22 May 1880, born in Friedberg , Germany), was a diamond, gold mining and financial entrepreneur, and founder of the Anglo American Corporation of South Africa. who was soon to found Anglo American Corporation, and become chairman of De Beers Consolidated Mines)
He was the son of Edward Oppenheimer, a cigar merchant. Oppenheimer began his working life at 17, when he entered Dunkelsbuhler & Company, a diamond brokerage in London. His efforts impressed his employer and in 1902, at the age of 22, he was sent to South Africa to represent the company as a buyer in Kimberley.
He was succeeded in the business by his son Harry Oppenheimer.
Harry Oppenheimer was the chairman of Anglo American Corporation for a quarter of a century and chairman of De Beers Consolidated Mines for 27 years until he retired from those positions in 1982 and 1984 respectively. His son Nicky Oppenheimer became Deputy Chairman of Anglo in 1983 and Chairman of De Beers in 1998. He subsequently resigned as Deputy Chairman of Anglo in 2001.
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