
George Albu
Brandenburg, Witwatersrand, Kimberley, Northern Cape, South African Republic, Parktown mansions
Terrence James Victorino(Editor)
Log Press
Published on 2. June 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
72 pages
978-613-7-37723-9 (ISBN)
Description
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles
available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sir George Albu,
1st Baronet (26 October 1857 - 27 December 1935) was a mining magnate in
the diamond and gold industries of South Africa. George Albu was born in
Brandenburg, Germany in 1857. The sons of Simon Albu (26 February 1830 -
26 February 1911) and Fanny Sternberg (d. 24 October 1912), George and
his brother Leopold were German Jews who emigrated to South Africa in
1876. On arrival in Cape Town, George became an assistant at the
haberdashery counter in Stuttafords. After some time in Cape Town, they
moved to the diamond-fields of Kimberley, accumulated financial
interests, and sold out to De Beers at a substantial profit, before
settling on the Witwatersrand and becoming a naturalized Transvaal
citizen in 1887. George Albu purchased the ailing Meyer and Charlton
Mine, restructured it, and on 30 December 1895 he and his brother
established General Mining and Finance Corporation. Naturalized as a UK
citizen in 1911, he was created 1st Baronet Albu of Johannesburg on 12
February 1912 - at that time baronetcies were bestowed on a large number
of Randlords.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
125 gr
ISBN-13
978-613-7-37723-9 (9786137377239)
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