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Harry Oppenheimer | |
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Born | Harry Frederick Oppenheimer 28 October 1908 Kimberley, South Africa |
Died | 19 August 2000 Johannesburg, South Africa | (aged 91)
Education | Oxford University |
Occupation | Businessman |
Children | Mary Oppenheimer 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]