Harry Frederick Oppenheimer 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. In 2004 he was voted 60th in the SABC3’s Great South Africans.
He was also generous to the official philanthropies of the State of Israel. He personally directed that Israel receive the necessary diamond raw products from De Beers to establish itself as one of the world’s diamond polishing and exporting countries.
Harry Oppenheimer
BORN: 28 October 1908
HOME TOWN: Kimberley, Cape Colony
PARENT: May Pollack (mother) and Ernest Oppenheimer (father)
SPOUSE: Bridget
DIED: 19 August 2000 (aged 91)
PLACE OF DEATH: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
CHILDREN: Mary Oppenheimer, Nicky Oppenheimer
OCCUPATION: Businessperson
NICKNAME(S): Opje
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