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Sir Ernest Oppenheimer KStJ (22 May 1880 – 25 November 1957), was a diamond and gold mining entrepreneur, financier and philanthropist, [1][2][3] who controlled De Beers and founded the Anglo American Corporation of South Africa.
Sir Ernest Oppenheimer (born May 22, 1880, Friedberg, Hesse-Nassau, Ger.—died Nov. 25, 1957, Johannesburg, S.Af.) was a German-born industrialist, financier, and one of the most successful leaders in the mining industry in South Africa and Rhodesia.
South African business leader Ernest Oppenheimer (1880-1957) established what became the modern diamond industry almost single-handedly in the early decades of the 20th century.
Sir Ernest Oppenheimer. Diamond, gold mining and financial entrepreneur, and founder of the Anglo-American Corporation of South Africa. Ernest Oppenheimer was born on 22 May 1880 in Friedberg, Germany. He was the son of Edward Oppenheimer, a cigar merchant.
J. Robert Oppenheimer (born Julius Robert Oppenheimer; / ˈ ɒ p ən h aɪ m ər / OP-ən-hy-mər; April 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967) was an American theoretical physicist who served as the director of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II.
In 1924 he was elected Member of Parliament for Kimberley and from the beginning he sat on the front bench. He remained a Member until 1938, though for the last four or five years he rarely spoke in Parliament and had half withdrawn from politics.
Sir Ernest Oppenheimer passed away on November 25, 1957, but his legacy continues to shape the diamond industry. His contributions to the consolidation and stabilisation of the diamond market, as well as his foresight in promoting synthetic diamonds, have left an indelible mark on the industry.
