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Harry Oppenheimer

South African businessman (1908–2000)
Person human Q1586536
Harry Oppenheimer
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
October 28, 1908
Date of death
August 19, 2000
Place of birth
Kimberley
Place of death
Johannesburg
Country of citizenship
South Africa[13]
Occupation
businessperson, entrepreneur
Employer
Anglo American plc, De Beers[15][16]
Position held
president[14]
Educated at
Charterhouse School, Christ Church[17][18]
Award received
Order for Meritorious Service[19]
Father
Ernest Oppenheimer[7]
Mother
May Pollack[8]
Spouse
Bridget Denison McCall[9]
Child
Nicky Oppenheimer, Mary Oppenheimer, Nicholas Oppenheimer[10][11][12]
Cause of death
cancer[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Family name
Oppenheimer[22]
Given name
Harry[23]
Manner of death
natural causes[24]
P14541
W8b7g[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Harry Oppenheimer en Harry Frederick Oppenheimer ar هاري أوبنهايمر de Harry Frederick Oppenheimer es Harry Frederick Oppenheimer he הארי אופנהיימר id Harry Frederick Oppenheimer ja ハリー・フレデリック・オッペンハイマー ja ハリー・F・オッペンハイマー ja ハリー・オッペンハイマー ko 해리 오펜하이머 ko 해리 프레더릭 오펜하이머 pt Harry oppenheimer ru Гарри Фредерик Оппенгеймер ru Оппенгеймер, Гарри Фредерик zh 哈利·歐本海默 zh 哈里·奥本海默 zh 哈里·奧本海默 zh 歐內斯特·奧本海默
🔖 Identifiers · 29
ISNI
0000000114928422
VIAF cluster ID
65453764
Library of Congress authority ID
n85229425
GND ID
170010732
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
122697364
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
170010732
Dodis ID
P16424
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
531338
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Harry-Frederick-Oppenheimer
FAST ID
1757625
Freebase ID
/m/01bl72
Geni.com profile ID
6000000014201262236
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Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m01bl72
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Harry_Frederick_Oppenheimer
IdRef ID
079895891
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
170010732
Libris-URI
qn25bvf837p5k9c
Munzinger person ID
00000009010
NUKAT ID
n2016144846
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007275862305171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
141923431
Open Plaques subject ID
15983
PM20 folder ID
pe/013045
SELIBR ID
340358
SHARE Catalogue author ID
178406
The Peerage person ID
p56775.htm#i567747
WikiTree person ID
Oppenheimer-221
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkp8CkvFKvwRWCtFpcXVC
Yale LUX ID
person/76e09552-8881-4694-b5d3-de7350b24a37

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 2
Christ Church, Charterhouse School
Employer 2
De Beers, Anglo American plc
Award received 1
Order for Meritorious Service
Cause of death 1
cancer
Child 1
Nicky Oppenheimer
Children (paternal) 1
Nicky Oppenheimer
Country of citizenship 1
South Africa
Family name 1
Oppenheimer
Father 1
Ernest Oppenheimer
Given name 1
Harry
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Occupation 1
businessperson
Parent of 1
Ernest Oppenheimer
Place of birth 1
Kimberley
Place of death 1
Johannesburg
Position held 1
president
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Harry Oppenheimer was born on October 28, 1908[1], in Kimberley[2]. He died on August 19, 2000[3], in Johannesburg[4]. He worked as a businessperson[5] and entrepreneur[6].

FAQs

Where was Harry Oppenheimer born?

Harry Oppenheimer's place of birth was Kimberley[2].

Where did Harry Oppenheimer die?

Harry Oppenheimer passed away in Johannesburg[4].

Who were Harry Oppenheimer's parents?

Harry Oppenheimer's father was Ernest Oppenheimer[7]. Harry Oppenheimer's mother was May Pollack[8].

Who was Harry Oppenheimer married to?

Harry Oppenheimer's spouses include Bridget Denison McCall[9].

What did Harry Oppenheimer do for work?

Harry Oppenheimer worked as a businessperson[5] and entrepreneur[6].

Where did Harry Oppenheimer go to school?

Harry Oppenheimer was educated at Charterhouse School[17] and Christ Church[18].

What awards did Harry Oppenheimer receive?

Honors received include Order for Meritorious Service[19].

Related Entities

De Beers Kimberley South Africa

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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