Ernest Oppenheimer

Sir
Ernest Oppenheimer
KStJ
Ernest Oppenheimer (right) visiting a diamond factory (Amsterdam, Dec. 1945)
Born(1880-05-22)22 May 1880
Friedberg, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire
Died25 November 1957(1957-11-25) (aged 77)
Johannesburg, Transvaal, Union of South Africa
NationalitySouth African
CitizenshipSouth African citizenship
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forAnglo American plc
Spouses
  • Mary Lina Pollak
  • Caroline Magdalen Oppenheimer (née Harvey)
ChildrenFrank Oppenheimer
Harry Oppenheimer
Parents
  • Eduard Oppenheimer (father)
  • Nanette Hirschhorn (mother)

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.

  1. ^ Rajak, Dinah (9 November 2011). In Good Company: An Anatomy of Corporate Social Responsibility. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804781619.
  2. ^ Vertigans, Stephen; Idowu, Samuel O. (2 August 2016). Corporate Social Responsibility: Academic Insights and Impacts. Springer. ISBN 9783319350837.
  3. ^ "Sir Ernest Oppenheimer | South African industrialist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 15 November 2017.