Otto Beit

Sir Otto Beit in his study at Belgrave Square by William Orpen, 1913, Johannesburg Art Gallery
49 Belgrave Square, Beit's London house

Sir Otto John Beit, 1st Baronet, KCMG, FRS[1] (7 December 1865 – 7 December 1930) was a German-born British financier, philanthropist and art connoisseur.[2]

  1. ^ b., J. R. (1932). "Sir Otto John Beit. 1865-1930". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 1: 60–62. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1932.0012.
  2. ^ Fraser, Maryna (2004). "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30677. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)