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Harry Oppenheimer

Harry Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer in Amsterdam, 1945
Born
Harry Frederick Oppenheimer

28 October 1908
Kimberley, South Africa
Died19 August 2000(2000-08-19) (aged 91)
Johannesburg, South Africa
EducationOxford University
OccupationBusinessman
ChildrenMary Slack
Nicky Oppenheimer
Parent(s)May Pollack
Ernest Oppenheimer

Harry Frederick Oppenheimer OMSG (28 October 1908 – 19 August 2000) was a prominent South African businessman, industrialist and philanthropist. Oppenheimer was often ranked as one of the wealthiest people in the world, and was considered South Africa's foremost industrialist for four decades.[1] In 2004 he was voted 60th in the SABC3's Great South Africans.[2]

  1. ^ Pallister, David (20 August 2000). "Obituary: Harry Oppenheimer, diamond baron". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. ^ "The 10 Greatest South Africans of all time". Bizcommunity. 27 September 2004. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

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