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  Harry Oppenheimer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harry Frederick Oppenheimer (28 October 1908 19 August 2000), was a prominent South African businessman and one of the world's richest men.
The son of Ernest Oppenheimer (who was soon to found Anglo American Corporation, and become chairman of De Beers Consolidated Mines), Harry was born to an assimilated Jewish family of German origins in Kimberley, the original centre for diamond mining in South Africa, and lived most of his life in Johannesburg.
Harry Oppenheimer was the chairman of Anglo American Corporation for a quarter of a century and chairman of De Beers Consolidated Mines for 27 years until he retired from those positions in 1982 and 1984 respectively.
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 Internet Obituary Network, Obituary for Harry Oppenheimer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Oppenheimer returned from World War II and was elected to South African Parliament in 1948 as a member of the minority white liberal opposition, lending his considerable financial and high profile support to anti-apartheid stances.
Oppenheimer gracefully bore the snubs and public attacks from both heads of state in his homeland as well as fellow businessmen and Afrikaner commoners for his anti-apartheid politics, and continued to lend his moral and financial support to liberal and reformist activities.
Harry Oppenheimer was admitted to Kenridge Hospital the evening of August 18th with complaints of abdominal pain and headache and died early on the 19th of August 2000.
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 The Rise and Fall of Diamonds
Oppenheimer was born on October 28, 1908, in Kimberley, a city literally built on diamond mines.
The Oppenheimer strategy was not aimed at deceiving the African governments themselves, for they were fully aware that De Beers was the ultimate operator of their mines and marketer of their diamonds.
Oppenheimer was personally able to control this vast corporate complex, though he had only a small percent of the equity in it, through an ingeniously constructed pyramid of ownership.
www.24carat.co.uk /theriseandfallofdiamondsedwardjayepstein12.html   (3187 words)

  
 Oppenheimer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andrés Oppenheimer, an Argentinian author and journalist known for his deep analysis of Latin American politics.
Oppenheimer (band), an indie-pop electronica duo heralding from Belfast, made up of musicians Shaun Robinson and Rocky O'Reilly.
Oppenheimer and Co., an investment bank in Toronto, Ontario and a division of Oppenheimer Holdings
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 CNN.com - World - Gold and diamond czar Harry Oppenheimer dies at 91 - August 20, 2000
Clifford Elphick, a spokesman for the Oppenheimer family, said Oppenheimer was admitted on Friday to the intensive care unit of a Johannesburg hospital with abdominal pains and a severe headache.
South African President Thabo Mbeki called Oppenheimer "one of the illustrious sons of South Africa" and said he was among the first whites to seek racial reconciliation in the country.
Oppenheimer also served in the ceremonial post of Chancellor of the University of Cape Town and was chairman of the Urban Foundation, an organization to promote fl housing and education formed by local businessmen after racial unrest in 1976.
archives.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/africa/08/20/oppenheimer.obit   (811 words)

  
 Chapter One - The Diamond Investigation
Sitting across the desk from Oppenheimer, however, it is hard to imagine that this small, shy man dominated a multi-billion-dollar empire.
Oppenheimer explained that it was no secret that De Beers acquired through subsidiaries all the uncut diamonds that the Soviet Union wanted to sell on the open market.
Oppenheimer was concerned with the possibility of the United Nations imposing economic sanctions against South Africa, since his empire exported billions of dollars worth of South African commodities.
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 www.mineweb.net | sections | gems Is De Beers South African boss the man for the job?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
But Oppenheimer is described by his critics as opinionated and willing only to listen to the chosen “yes-men” and “praise singers” who are said to surround him and whose inputs serve to confirm him in his own views.
Harry largely commanded the unswerving loyalty of his De Beers and Anglo corporate lieutenants — men with the skills and stature of Julian Ogilvie Thompson or Gavin Relly.
The clever compromise that allowed the Oppenheimers to hold a continuing role as big fish though in a smaller pool was to de-list De Beers from the stock exchange.
www.mineweb.net /sections/gems/423278.htm   (1156 words)

  
 Harry Oppenheimer Dies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Harry F. Oppenheimer, the South African gold and diamond magnate who served as chairman of Anglo American and De Beers for a quarter of a century, died Saturday in Johannesburg.
Oppenheimer was known for his impact on the diamond industry.
Oppenheimer retired as chairman of De Beers and Anglo American in 1984, but remained as director of De Beers until the end of 1994.
www.professionaljeweler.com /archives/news/2000/082100story.html   (268 words)

  
 GIA: Newsroom: News Release Details   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Oppenheimer also was a strong advocate of research and education.
Oppenheimer "was aware of the fact GIA had become a factor in the industry." As a result, GIA was invited to play a role in educating jewelers in South Africa.
Oppenheimer invited Liddicoat to join him on the trip in his private plane, and it was Mr.
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 Diamond Registry:Remembering Harry Oppenheimer - Sep.2000
We are sorry to note the death of Harry Oppenheimer, De Beers chairman for 27 years, at the age of 91.
Oppenheimer is the middle link of one of the diamond industry’s most extraordinary dynasties.
Oppenheimer was known for his low-key, sometimes self-effacing demeanor, and many of his business colleagues knew him simply as "Harry." "Rarely has a tycoon been so informal," noted Anthony Hockins in his book "Oppenheimer and Son."
www.diamondregistry.com /news/harry.htm   (318 words)

  
 Not forever - Salon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Nothing lasts forever and with the death this August at 91 of Harry Oppenheimer, the South African diamond magnate and former CEO of the De Beers cartel, the end of an era in which the world's diamond supply is exclusively controlled by one company and one family may be at hand.
Oppenheimer inherited control of De Beers from his father, Sir Ernest, who seized the reins of the diamond empire of Cecil Rhodes -- eponymous founder of Rhodesia and the prestigious Rhodes Scholarships -- in 1929, mere months before the U.S. stock market crash.
Although it was Sir Ernest who built De Beers into a worldwide cartel, it was Harry Oppenheimer who strengthened his father's legacy through his ingenious sculpting of the public's demand for the rock.
dir.salon.com /business/feature/2000/09/27/diamonds   (458 words)

  
 Observer | Cartel that conceals its cutting edge
The then head of De Beers' Central Selling Organisation was Nicky Oppenheimer, son of the 'grand old man' of South African capitalism, Harry Oppenheimer, and grandson of De Beers founder Ernest Oppenheimer.
Harry is still spoken of with a mixture of awe and respect.
Anglo, therefore, is effectively helping the Oppenheimers secure control of their diamond inheritance, while the family barely puts its hand in its pocket.
observer.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4145735-102271,00.html   (1196 words)

  
 The Rise and Fall of Diamonds
Harry Winston, for example, acknowledged to federal investigators that it was "a most vicious system," and characterized De Beers as "an outstanding monopolistic concern."
Oppenheimer invited Engelhard to join the board of Anglo-American Corporation, and for his part, Engelhard invited Oppenheimer to participate in a number of mutually profitable joint ventures.
Harry Oppenheimer and other South African directors of Engelhard, who were also directors of De Beers and Anglo-American Corporation, stopped attending the board of director meetings of Engelhard in the United States.
www.24carat.co.uk /theriseandfallofdiamondsedwardjayepstein18.html   (3411 words)

  
 World Business Archive | BBC World Service
The idea that the franchise should be extended gradually to people who achieved an education or property, after all the way in which democracy was in fact extended in the United Kingdom, in the 19th century.
Harry Oppenheimer was a creature of his time, he was strongly associated with the adoption of the qualified franchise in 1960.
When Nelson Mandela came out of prison, Harry Oppenheimer was the first person to go and welcome him and to see how they could address the economic challenges that were facing post-Apartheid South Africa.
www.bbc.co.uk /worldservice/business/story_mgd210800.shtml   (1130 words)

  
 IFP Press Releases - 21 August 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
He was a man of no fear and he stood by his convictions irrespective of political correctness and conventional wisdom.
Oppenheimer was one of the few in his circles who understood that it was a provocation to design a system in which the fl majority was supposed to wait patiently and indefinitely for its turn, while Coloureds and Indians were admitted to Parliament.
For me, Mr Oppenheimer was also a soul mate in sharing our common concern for the environment and nature conservation at a time when matters of this nature were not fully understood and were regarded as frivolous by many conventional thinkers.
www.ifp.org.za /Archive/Releases/210800apr.htm   (393 words)

  
 De Beers Group
By then Harry Oppenheimer was at the head of De Beers, having assumed the chairmanship after his father's death in 1957.
It was to Harry that the difficult task of negotiating with the irascible Dr Williamson had fallen, and following the latter's death, the purchase of a 50% interest in Williamson Diamonds.
Harry's immense contribution to De Beers had begun well before.
www.debeersgroup.com /DeBeersWeb/html/iframe/1940-1950.html   (339 words)

  
 Oppenheimer Passes On At 92 - Glittering Life All Thanks To Diamonds
Oppenheimer's father, Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, meanwhile, had been sent out to Kimberley by a firm of London diamond dealers.
When Harry Oppenheimer took over control of De Beers and Anglo American at the death of his father in 1957, he quickly realised he needed to expand the diamond market.
Such results have been fairly consistent over the past decades, allowing Oppenheimer to be listed by Fortune magazine as among the 20 wealthiest people in the world.
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 Electronic Monday Paper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Oppenheimer Fellows: Prof Igor Barashenkov, left, Mrs Bridget Oppenheimer, and Prof Frank Brombacher at the award ceremony in Johannesburg.
Two of UCT's A-rated scientists, Professors Igor Barashenkov and Frank Brombacher, are recipients of the prestigious Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Awards for 2004, allowing them to pursue their research interests in Europe.
The awards, initiated by the Harry Oppenheimer Trust in 2001, are aimed at supporting individuals who are able to make significant contributions to South African public life.
www.uct.ac.za /news/emp/index.php?id=2383   (345 words)

  
 fogo archive: Salon on De Beers Diamond Cartel (was Fwd: Diamonds are...) by Gerald Oskoboiny <gerald@impressive.net>
They also point out why the De Beers cartel is being threatened these days, so for those of you males who were considering popping the question, it might make sense to give it a few years for the diamond prices to drop...
-Mike http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/09/27/diamonds/print.html Not forever The death of South African diamond magnate Harry Oppenheimer last month might mark the end of global domination for one of the world's most infamous cartels.
In the meantime, De Beers is carrying on the Harry Oppenheimer tradition of mentoring the diamond buyer through major life decisions.
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 eFocus@Mantec::Mangosuthu Technikon::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Prof AM Ndlovu, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, congratulating Dr. Mangosuthu Buthelezi and Mr Jonathan Oppenheimer, on behalf of his grandfather the late Mr Harry Oppenheimer, on their receiving a special award for their roles in establishing Mangosuthu Technikon.
The event was held to commemorate the founding of the institution in 1979 by Dr Mangosuthu Buthelezi and Mr Harry Oppenheimer.
In their responses Dr. Buthelezi and Mr Oppenheimer both highlighted the importance of education and challenged the institution to be relentless in its pursuit of excellence.
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 Welcome to the Daily Dispatch - 2000/08/21
Oppenheimer hailed as illustrious son of SA JOHANNESBURG -- Mining magnate Harry Oppenheimer, a pioneer of reconciliation, has died after a short illness.
Oppenheimer, 91, developed abdominal pains on Wednesday night, shortly after a dinner at his home, Brenthurst, which he and his wife, B...
JOHANNESBURG -- Harry Oppenheimer, who died at the weekend aged 91, contributed millions to education in South Africa in projects which formed the main focus of the R50-million-a-year Chairman's Fund in which he was intimately involved.
www.dispatch.co.za /2000/08/21/southafrica   (454 words)

  
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The chairman of the Anglo American Corporation, Harry Oppenheimer, was "one of the prime movers of the conference".
The Anglo American Corporation was founded by Ernest Oppenheimer (of CMS) a Jew from Germany, in partnership with William Honnold (an American Mining Engineer), Newmont Mining Corporation of New York, J.P. Morgan & Co and Morgan Grenfell.
Nicholas Frank Oppenheimer, son of Harry and grandson of Ernest Oppenheimer, is deputy chairman of Anglo American, Chairman of Anglo American Gold Invest Co, Deputy Chairman of De Beers Centenary, an Anglo company in Switzerland, where he sits with Julian Ogilvie Thompson on the board.
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 Harry Oppenheimer
(Harry Oppenheimer and family; Anglo American Corp.; Minorco Minerals and Resources......
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Life in a force field.("The Ruin of J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Birth of the Modern Arms Race")("American Prometheus: The Triumph......
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 publications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Harry Oppenheimer Okavango Research Centre, University of Botswana.
Harry Oppenheimer Okavango Research Centre, Univeristy of Botswana.
Department of Environmental Science and Harry Oppenheimer Okavango Research Centre, University of Botswana, 112 pp.
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 University of Botswana Research Centres   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Centre for Continuing Education for instance will have a strong establishment in Maun and the new options of computerised distance education does open exiting opportunities for quality academic training in remote areas like Maun.
The Harry Oppenheimer Okavango Research Centre of the University of Botswana is multidisciplinary and specializes in natural resource management research in the Okavango River Basin.
Its aim is to support the development of sustainable resource use by local communities in the whole river basin so as to promote its long-term conservation.
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 Bain & Company: Printer Ready Article < Publications
There was Harry's widow, Bridget, who had flown in from the family estate in South Africa; Harry's cousin Anthony Oppenheimer, the rotund, rumpled De Beers director; Anthony's daughter Sophie, escorted by her husband, De Beers' consumer-marketing chief, Stephen Lussier; and Harry's son Nicky, who in 1998 succeeded his father as chairman of De Beers.
These are portraits of a modern Renaissance man--a billionaire business leader as adept in the cockpit and on the ball field as in the boardroom, a 20th-century monopolist ready to guide his inherited dynasty into the 21st.
We are standing in Oppenheimer's office, on the fifth floor of 17 Charterhouse Street, a modern, six-story stone-and-glass edifice on a quiet London cul-de-sac.
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 News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
When I had that short chat with the ex-CIA guy, he said to me that Harry Oppenheimer had strong connections in the CIA and MI6.
As far back as September 2005, De Beers’ honcho Jonathan Oppenheimer warned an industry convention that the movie was likely to attract a huge audience.
After De Beers chairman Harry Oppenheimer's death in 2000, Mandela recognized his support for democratic and philanthropic causes in a Time magazine obit, hailing him as "monumentally instrumental in helping our country become the economic leader it is today."
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