Full Biography
Harry Oppenheimer was born on October 28, 1908, and died on August 19, 2000. Harry was a well-known businessman, industrialist, and philanthropist from South Africa. Oppenheimer was frequently ranked as one of the world’s wealthiest people and was regarded as South Africa’s foremost industrialist for four decades. He was voted 60th on SABC3’s Great South Africans in 2004.
Harry Oppenheimer served as chairman of Anglo American Corporation for 25 years and De Beers Consolidated Mines for 27 years before retiring in 1982 and 1984, respectively. Nicky Oppenheimer, his son, was appointed Deputy Chairman of Anglo American Corporation in 1983 and Chairman of De Beers in 1998. Mary Slack lives primarily in Brenthurst, a Johannesburg suburb, but also has homes in Muizenberg and London, England, as well as a commercially successful thoroughbred breeding farm about an hour and a half north of Cape Town.
Height and weight
Harry Oppenheimer’s height and weight are unknown
Nationality & Ethnicity
Harry Oppenheimer is a citizen of South Africa with a white accent.
Education
After finishing his primary school in Johannesburg, Harry Oppenheimer attended Charterhouse School in England before attending Christ Church, Oxford, where Harry Oppenheimer graduated in 1931 with a degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics.
Any Other Information
Harry Oppenheimer was also a generous supporter of the State of Israel’s official philanthropies. Harry Oppenheimer personally directed that Israel receive the necessary diamond raw materials from De Beers to establish itself as a diamond polishing and exporting country.
