Leopold Albu

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Leopold Albu (1860–1937) was a gold magnate. He was born in Berlin, Prussia. He arrived in South Africa in 1875 and settled in Kimberley, Northern Cape with his brother George. In 1891, he moved to Johannesburg. Later, he served as a resident-partner in London, co-founding the General Mining and Finance Corporation.

Sources

  • Ensiklopedie van Suidelike Afrika, Eric Rosenthal, 1967
  • {{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34396102|title=Through fortress and rock : the story of Gencor, 1895-1995|last=Jones, J. D. F.|date=1995|publisher=J. Ball Publishers|isbn=1868420299|location=Johannesburg|oclc=34396102}}

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Category:South African mining businesspeople

Category:1860 births

Category:1937 deaths

Category:Randlords

Category:Emigrants from the German Empire

Category:Immigrants to the Cape Colony

Category:Immigrants to the United Kingdom

Category:Businesspeople from Berlin

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