Hermann Ludwig Eckstein was a German-born British mining magnate and banker.
10 Facts About Hermann Eckstein
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Hermann Eckstein came to the South African diamond- and goldfields in 1882, and soon acquired a reputation as the resourceful manager of the Phoenix Diamond Mining Company at Du Toit's Pan near Kimberley.
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Hermann Eckstein was instrumental in establishing the Chamber of Mines in Johannesburg in 1889, and acted as its first president until 1892.
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Hermann Eckstein was involved in the move to deep level mining when the surface deposits had run out.
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Hermann Eckstein played an important role in the founding of the Wanderers Club and is considered one of the Randlords.
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Hermann Eckstein played a large part in establishing the National Bank of the South African Republic.
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Hermann Eckstein left Johannesburg in 1892 with his wife who was pregnant with their fourth child, but didn't live long enough to see its birth.
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Beit's company planted some three million trees on an area of 1,300 acres, an area Hermann Eckstein called Sachsenwald, now known as the Johannesburg suburbs of Saxonwold and Forest Town, the Zoo Lake and Johannesburg Zoo.
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Hermann Eckstein became a leading figure in the Johannesburg mining industry.
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Hermann Eckstein was a founding member of the Rand Club, an exclusive club created for the use of the Randlords, and first president of the Wanderers' Club.