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I eventually managed to finish reading Harry Oppenheimer by Michael Cardo, but first two disclaimers; I worked for Anglo American between 1975 and 1982, first as a student and then in the Anglo IR Department under Bobby Godsell

There is a fabulous profile of JOT in the UK Independent written during this period that describes him perfectly, at least according to my modest knowledge. Writer Gail Counsell described JOT as inhabiting a style known as Discreet English. 

I eventually managed to finish reading Harry Oppenheimer by Michael Cardo, but first two disclaimers; I worked for Anglo American between 1975 and 1982, first as a student and then in the Anglo IR Department under Bobby Godsell

Oppenheimer, as chairman of both Anglo-American Corporation and De Beers Consolidated Mines, rose to prominence on the global stage.

In Harry Oppenheimer: Diamonds, Gold and Dynasty, his outstanding biography of the South African mining magnate who died in 2000, Michael Cardo shows that there is still mileage to be made in the study of dead white males who played a role in the making of South Africa. Based on a remarkable depth of research, it is written in an elegant style which makes for a delightfully easy read. It is rendered the more impressive by the author’s deep conversance with the debates over the relationship...

Explore the captivating biography of Harry Oppenheimer, an influential South African mining magnate defined by power and politics.

Regarding himself heir to Cecil Rhodes, Oppenheimer deplored the threat to civilisation represented by ‘primitive tribesmen’.

In Harry Oppenheimer: Diamonds, Gold and Dynasty, his outstanding biography of the South African mining magnate who died in 2000, Michael Cardo shows that there is still mileage to be made in the study of dead white males who played a role in the making of South Africa

PUBLICATION: Harry Oppenheimer: Diamonds, Gold and Dynasty by Michael Cardo (Jonathan Ball) As a mining manager, sponsor, benefactor

As a mining boss, financier, philanthropist and public figure, Harry Oppenheimer straddles the history of 20th-century South Africa.