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Sir Philip Oppenheimer Dies at age 83
Oct 18, 1995 6:39 PM
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Sir Philip Oppenheimer, Chairman of the Diamond Trading Company
since 1975, died on October 8 at the age of 83.
Sir Philip joined the CSO over 60 years ago after coming down
from Cambridge in 1934. He was particularly closely involved in
the CSO's relationship with Russia, having travelled to Moscow in
the late 1950s to buy the first export shipment of diamonds from
the newly discovered mines.
He earned the Bronze Cross of Holland for action in Sicily,
during the Second World War.
He was knighted by the Queen of England in 1970 in recognition of
his services to UK exports.
Sir Philip retired as President of the CSO at the end of 1993.
He was a director of De Beers Consolidated Mines and De Beers
Centenary, and of Anglo American Corporation of South Africa.
Sir Philip is survived by his wife and two children.
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Tags:
Anglo American, De Beers, Russia, South Africa
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