Cecil J Rhodes (1853-1902) English-born South African statesman. Made fortune in Kimberley diamond mines. Formed De Beers Consolidated Mines 1888. In will left funds to found Rhodes Scholarships at Oxford University for Germans and Americans. George Fred

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