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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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Albrecht, Henning
Format:	Online
Language:	German
Published:	Hamburg University Press 2021
Subjects:	Hamburg 19th century Alfred Beit Diamond Trade patron of the arts Hamburg Scientific Foundation thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History
Online Access:	1002418
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