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Ernest Oppenheimer

South African businessman (1880-1957)
Person human Q819374

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
May 22, 1880
Date of death
November 25, 1957
Place of birth
Friedberg
Place of death
Johannesburg
Country of citizenship
South Africa[16]
Occupation
entrepreneur, businessperson, financier, banker, politician
Father
Eduard Oppenheimer[10]
Mother
Nanette (?)[11]
Spouse
May Pollack, Caroline Magdalen Harvey[12][13]
Child
Harry Oppenheimer, Frank Oppenheimer[14][15]
Sibling
Bernard Oppenheimer[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Family name
Oppenheimer[18]
Given name
Ernest[19]
Start of work period
1896[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ernest Oppenheimer en Sir Ernest Oppenheimer de Ernst Oppenheimer es Sir Ernest Oppenheimer fa ارنست اوپنهایمر he ארנסט אופנהיימר ja アーネスト・オッペンハイマー ko 어니스트 오펜하이머 ru Оппенгеймер, Эрнест ru Эрнест Оппенгеймер sv Oppenheimer tr Sir Ernest Oppenheimer uk Ернест Оппенгеймер zh 歐內斯特·奧本海默
🔖 Identifiers · 30
ISNI
0000000114737212
VIAF cluster ID
62919407
Library of Congress authority ID
n83064421
GND ID
118787144
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Oppenheimer1945.jpg ↗
Academy of Athens authority ID
66354
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
OppenheimerErnestSir1880-1957
DDB person (GND) ID
118787144
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118787144
Dodis ID
P13675
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Ernest-Oppenheimer
FAST ID
112544
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Freebase ID
/m/0469sp
Geni.com profile ID
6000000014201593569
IdRef ID
161759874
JRC Names ID
267702
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118787144
Munzinger person ID
00000004608
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000101599
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007266139905171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
14192330X
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
35321
PM20 folder ID
pe/013042
Prabook ID
1066010, 1718778
The Peerage person ID
p61705.htm#i617043
Treccani ID
sir-ernest-oppenheimer
WBIS ID
R61235
WikiTree person ID
Oppenheimer-218
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdGRYyQfgYQKMM9G8pkjC
Yale LUX ID
person/f5679526-53b4-4812-b4c5-9159d4c9dab7

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
politician, entrepreneur, businessperson, banker, financier
Child 1
Harry Oppenheimer
Children (paternal) 1
Harry Oppenheimer
Country of citizenship 1
South Africa
Family name 1
Oppenheimer
Founded entities 1
Anglo American plc
Given name 1
Ernest
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Named after 1
Oppenheimer Diamond
Place of birth 1
Friedberg
Place of death 1
Johannesburg
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Bernard Oppenheimer
Siblings 1
Bernard Oppenheimer
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Summary

Ernest Oppenheimer was born on May 22, 1880[1], in Friedberg[2]. He died on November 25, 1957[3], in Johannesburg[4]. He worked as an entrepreneur[5], businessperson[6], financier[7], banker[8], and politician[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Ernest Oppenheimer include Oppenheimer Diamond[23], a diamond[24].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Ernest Oppenheimer include Oppenheimer Diamond[23], a diamond[24].

FAQs

Where was Ernest Oppenheimer born?

Ernest Oppenheimer's place of birth was Friedberg[2].

Where did Ernest Oppenheimer die?

Ernest Oppenheimer passed away in Johannesburg[4].

Who were Ernest Oppenheimer's parents?

Ernest Oppenheimer's father was Eduard Oppenheimer[10]. Ernest Oppenheimer's mother was Nanette (?)[11].

Who was Ernest Oppenheimer married to?

Ernest Oppenheimer's spouses include May Pollack[12] and Caroline Magdalen Harvey[13].

What did Ernest Oppenheimer do for work?

Ernest Oppenheimer worked as an entrepreneur[5], businessperson[6], financier[7], banker[8], and politician[9].

Related Entities

entrepreneur South Africa

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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