Barnett Isaacs
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19th-century businessman
British Jew
Randlord
South African mining magnate
businessperson
diamond magnate
financier
human
politician
Barnett Isaacs, better known as Barney Barnato, was a prominent British Randlord and diamond magnate who made his fortune in South Africa’s Kimberley diamond fields in the late 19th century.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century businessman
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British Jew ⓘ Randlord ⓘ South African mining magnate ⓘ businessperson ⓘ diamond magnate ⓘ financier ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Barney Barnato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Barnett Isaacs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Willesden Jewish Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessPartner |
Alfred Beit
NERFINISHED
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Cecil Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
drowning
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suicide ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1851-02-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1897-06-14 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diamond mining
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finance ⓘ gold mining ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Harry Barnato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
diamond industry
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gold industry ⓘ mining industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
rapid rise from poverty to wealth
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rivalry and later merger with Cecil Rhodes ⓘ role in consolidation of South African diamond industry ⓘ |
| memberOf | Cape Colony House of Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | co-founder of De Beers Consolidated Mines ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of Kimberley diamond fields
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development of Witwatersrand gold fields ⓘ |
| occupation |
company director
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diamond dealer ⓘ member of parliament ⓘ mining entrepreneur ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Whitechapel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
at sea
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near Madeira ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Member of the Cape Parliament ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Cape Colony
NERFINISHED
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Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Kimberley NERFINISHED ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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