Baron Edmond de Rothschild
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Baron Edmond de Rothschild was brought up in relative isolation from the rest of his family, a situation which was exacerbated by the fact that his father had quarreled with other family members. He inherited a large sum of money from his grandfather, and began speculating at an early age. He built up a wide range of business interests, but began increasingly to focus on banking. He was an enthusiastic Zionist from an early age, but became unhappy with Israel's political policies in later life.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1997
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Tiny Rowland
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Businessman Roland Fuhrhop, known as Tiny Rowland, was born in India, but after the first world war his family moved to Hamburg, Germany. He attended boarding school in the UK, and began his working life in the family merchanting business. He emigrated to Gatooma, Zimbabwe, in 1948, and became involved in a range of business ventures. He purchased the London and Rhodesia Land Co, and this business flourished during the 1960s.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1998
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Sir Nigel Broackes
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Businessman Nigel Broackes made some unsuccessful business deals early in his working life, but achieved a breakthrough when he transferred his last remaining asset, a small block of flats, into the control of Trafalgar House, a new business. This company made many deals in the 1960s and 1970s, with purchases including the Ritz Hotel in London, England. He was London Docklands Development Corp Chmn for five years.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1999
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