Sir Ernest Oppenheimer (77), financier, mining and industrial magnate who founded the Anglo American Corporation and politician

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South African History Online. (2011, November 21). Sir Ernest Oppenheimer (77), financier, mining and industrial magnate who founded the Anglo American Corporation and politician. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070029

South African History Online (2011) 'Sir Ernest Oppenheimer (77), financier, mining and industrial magnate who founded the Anglo American Corporation and politician', South African History Online, 21 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070029 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).

South African History Online, Sir Ernest Oppenheimer (77), financier, mining and industrial magnate who founded the Anglo American Corporation and politician [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070029, (accessed 23 July 2026).

"Sir Ernest Oppenheimer (77), financier, mining and industrial magnate who founded the Anglo American Corporation and politician." South African History Online, 21 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070029. Accessed 23 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Sir Ernest Oppenheimer (77), financier, mining and industrial magnate who founded the Anglo American Corporation and politician." South African History Online. November 21, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070029.