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ZA HPRA A575
Title
Alfred Beit, Will
Date(s)
- 18 April 1905 (Creation)
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Fonds
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17 pages, photocopy
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Name of creator
(1853-1906)
Biographical history
Alfred Beit was a German born South African gold and diamond magnate. He was also a major donor of University education in South Africa and abroad.
He was a contemporary and business friend of Cecil Rhodes, and became instrumental in gold field mining on the Witwatersrand. He took part in the planning of the James Raid in 1895.
He set up the Beit Trust, bequeathing large funding for infrastructure development, education and research in Southern Africa.
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Photocopy, made by Master of the Supreme Court, Pretoria, of Ts version extracted from the Principal Registry of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court of Justice.
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"f" collection