Otto Beit

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Otto Beit was a German-born British financier and philanthropist known for his involvement in the diamond and gold mining industries and for endowing major scientific and educational awards and institutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf financier
human
philanthropist
awardReceived Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfCitizenship German Empire NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1865-12-07
dateOfDeath 1930-12-07
educatedAt Hamburg Gymnasium NERFINISHED
employer Wernher, Beit & Co. NERFINISHED
familyName Beit NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork diamond mining
finance
gold mining
mining industry
givenName Otto NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
German
memberOf Beit family NERFINISHED
nobleTitle 1st Baronet Beit
notableFamilyMember Alfred Beit NERFINISHED
notableFor philanthropy in South Africa
philanthropy in the United Kingdom
support of higher education
support of medical research
support of scientific research
notableWork endowment of the Beit Fellowships for Scientific Research at Imperial College
endowment of the Beit Memorial Fellowships for Medical Research
endowment of the Beit Prize at the Royal College of Surgeons
philanthropic support for the University of Cape Town
philanthropic support for the University of the Witwatersrand
occupation businessperson
financier
philanthropist
placeOfBirth Hamburg NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld director of De Beers Consolidated Mines
director of Rand Mines
religion Judaism
residence London, England
surface form: London

South Africa NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sibling Alfred Beit NERFINISHED
title Baronet

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Alfred Beit sibling Otto Beit