Alfred Beit. Hamburger und Diamantenkönig
Alfred Beit (1853-1906) has been called a financial genius. When he went to South Africa in 1875, no one could imagine that the son of converted Hamburg Jews would soon become one of the richest men of his time - thanks to the diamonds of Kimberley and the gold of the Witwatersrand.As a co-founder o...
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| description | Alfred Beit (1853-1906) has been called a financial genius. When he went to South Africa in 1875, no one could imagine that the son of converted Hamburg Jews would soon become one of the richest men of his time - thanks to the diamonds of Kimberley and the gold of the Witwatersrand.As a co-founder of De Beers Ltd. and close friend of Cecil Rhodes, the charismatic promoter of British imperialism in southern Africa, Alfred Beit became one of the colonial fathers of Rhodesia. A British subject from 1898, he tried to mediate politically in the conflicts that developed between Germany and Britain with their respective empires, but failed to achieve a reconciliation between the two powers.Alfred Beit was himself a very prominent art collector and throughout his career he generously supported countless nonprofit-making institutions. TheHamburg Scientific Foundation itself owes its founding to one of his major donations. Beit's will passed on his wealth to a trust, which has financed development aid projects since 1906.This is the first comprehensive biography of this outstanding businessman, art collector and internationally active philanthropist. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-303602025-07-30T10:21:10Z Alfred Beit. Hamburger und Diamantenkönig Albrecht, Henning Nümann, Ekkehard W. Wissenschaftliche Stiftung, Hamburgische Hamburg 19th century Alfred Beit Diamond Trade patron of the arts Hamburg Scientific Foundation thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History Alfred Beit (1853-1906) has been called a financial genius. When he went to South Africa in 1875, no one could imagine that the son of converted Hamburg Jews would soon become one of the richest men of his time - thanks to the diamonds of Kimberley and the gold of the Witwatersrand.As a co-founder of De Beers Ltd. and close friend of Cecil Rhodes, the charismatic promoter of British imperialism in southern Africa, Alfred Beit became one of the colonial fathers of Rhodesia. A British subject from 1898, he tried to mediate politically in the conflicts that developed between Germany and Britain with their respective empires, but failed to achieve a reconciliation between the two powers.Alfred Beit was himself a very prominent art collector and throughout his career he generously supported countless nonprofit-making institutions. TheHamburg Scientific Foundation itself owes its founding to one of his major donations. Beit's will passed on his wealth to a trust, which has financed development aid projects since 1906.This is the first comprehensive biography of this outstanding businessman, art collector and internationally active philanthropist. 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2018-12-03 15:00:55 2020-04-01T11:57:34Z 2015 book 1002418 OCN: 1082953467 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/27587 9783937816821 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/30360 ger Mäzene für Wissenschaft open access image/jpeg image/jpeg https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/27587/1/1002418.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/27587/1/1002418.pdf Hamburg University Press 10.15460/HUP.MFW.9.174 10.15460/HUP.MFW.9.174 819334dc-f985-437c-8c86-4cb478ab40dc 9783937816821 AG Universitätsverlage Hamburg open access |
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