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Alfred Beit (15 February 1853 – 16 July 1906) was an Anglo-German gold and diamond magnate in South Africa, and a major donor and profiteer of infrastructure development on the African continent.
49 Belgrave Square, Beit's London home. Sir Alfred Lane Beit, 2nd Baronet (19 January 1903 – 12 May 1994) was a British Conservative Party politician, art collector and philanthropist and honorary Irish citizen.
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 ...
- Henning Albrecht
- 2012
Alfred Beit was a British gold and diamond magnate in South Africa, and a major donor and profiteer of infrastructure development on the African continent.
May 13, 1994 · Alfred Lane Beit, collector, politician and philanthropist: born 19 January 1903; succeeded 1930 as second Bt; MP (Unionist) for South-East St Pancras 1931-45; Parliamentary Private Secretary...
Sir Alfred and Lady Clementine established the Alfred Beit Foundation as a registered charity in 1976 to safeguard the house and collections for future generations, and to support the advancement in the Fine Arts in Ireland.
Jan 14, 2024 · 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.
