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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barney BarnatoBarney Barnato circa 1890BornBarnet Isaacs21 February 1851Aldgate, London, EnglandDied14 June 1897 (aged 46)At sea, near the island of MadeiraOccupation(s)Diamond and gold mining entrepreneurSpouseFanny Christina BeesChildren3, including Woolf BarnatoBarney Barnato (born Barnet Isaacs; 21 February 1851 – 14 June 1897) was a British Randlord and diamond magnate who was one of the entrepreneurs who gained control of diamond mining, and later, gold mining in South Africa from the 1870s up to World War I. He was known as a rival of Cecil Rhodes.Barney Barnato was born Barnet Isaacs in Aldgate, London, on 21 February 1851,[1][2] to parents Isaac and Leah Isaacs. He was educated by Moses Angel at the Jews' Free School and became a music hall entertainer and prizefighter.[3] Barney grew up in Whitechapel. His mother, Leah, died in 1852. His father, Isaac Isaacs, made a living by selling second hand clothing and fabric remnants. Barney and his older brother Harry left school in their early teens and entered their father's business. Their siblings were Kate, Sarah and Lizzie.Barney and Harry performed on stage in the music halls. Harry was introduced as the Great Henry Isaacs and Barney as "and Barnett too". They became known as Bar-na-to, or the Barnato Brothers.[4]In 1873, Barney joined his brother Harry in the Cape Colony during the diamond rush, which accompanied the discovery of diamonds at Kimberley, and they eventually bought four claims in Kimberley. Barnato Diamond Mining Company[edit]Barnato, caricatured by Spy in Vanity Fair, 1895Barnett Isaacs Barnato by Harry Furniss. Pen and ink, 1880s–1900s. National Portrait Gallery, LondonInitially, more than 3,600 claims were being mined at Kimberley. Over time, this number reduced to under one hundred. A French mining company, Compagnie Française des Mines de Diamants du Cap de Bonne Espérance, held a large block of claims
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