Barney Barnato
Barney Barnato | |
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Barney Barnato circa 1890 | |
| Born | Barnet Isaacs 21 February 1851 Aldgate, London, England |
| Died | 14 June 1897 (aged 46) At sea, near the island of Madeira |
| Occupation(s) | Diamond and gold mining entrepreneur |
| Spouse | Fanny Christina Bees |
| Children | 4, including Woolf |
Barney Barnato (born Barnet Isaacs; 21 February 1851 – 14 June 1897) was a British Randlord and diamond magnate who was one of the entrepreneurs who gained control of diamond mining, and later, gold mining in South Africa from the 1870s up to World War I. He was known as a rival of Cecil Rhodes.