De Beers

Summary

De Beers is a business^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• De Beers is in the country of South Africa^[3].
• De Beers is in the country of JE^[4].
• De Beers's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• De Beers's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[6].
• De Beers's founder is recorded as Cecil John Rhodes^[7].
• De Beers is owned by Anglo American plc^[8].
• De Beers is owned by government of Botswana^[9].
• De Beers's headquarters location is recorded as London^[10].
• De Beers's child organization or unit is recorded as De Beers (United Kingdom)^[11].
• De Beers's child organization or unit is recorded as De Beers (Canada)^[12].
• De Beers's child organization or unit is recorded as Bultfontein mine^[13].
• De Beers's child organization or unit is recorded as Griqualand West Diamond Mining^[14].
• De Beers's Commons category is recorded as De Beers^[15].
• De Beers's industry is recorded as trade^[16].
• De Beers's industry is recorded as raw material extraction^[17].
• January 1, 1888 marks the founding of De Beers^[18].
• 2013-12-18 marks the founding of De Beers^[19].
• De Beers's parent organization or unit is recorded as Anglo American plc^[20].
• De Beers's official website is recorded as https://www.debeersgroup.com^[21].
• De Beers's official website is recorded as https://www.debeers.com^[22].
• De Beers's topic's main category is recorded as Category:De Beers^[23].
• De Beers's product or material produced is recorded as diamond^[24].
• De Beers's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+20000'}^[25].
• De Beers's legal form is recorded as privately held company^[26].
• De Beers's legal form is recorded as JOX1^[27].

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Founding

De Beers's founder is recorded as Cecil John Rhodes^[7]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1888^[18] and 2013-12-18^[19].

Operations

De Beers's headquarters location is recorded as London^[10]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Anglo American plc^[20]. Subsidiaries include it (United Kingdom)^[11], a business^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1888^[30], headquartered in London^[31]; it (Canada)^[12], a business^[32], in Canada^[33], headquartered in Toronto^[34]; Bultfontein mine^[13], a mine^[35], in South Africa^[36], founded in 1908^[37]; and Griqualand West Diamond Mining^[14].

Industry

Industries include trade^[16] and raw material extraction^[17].

Ownership

Owners include Anglo American plc^[8], a company^[38], in United Kingdom^[39], founded in 1917^[40], headquartered in London^[41] and government of Botswana^[9], a government^[42], in Botswana^[43], founded in 1966^[44]. De Beers's product or material produced is recorded as diamond^[24].

Why It Matters

De Beers has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

It is credited with the discovery of Pink Star Diamond^[46], a pink diamond^[47].

FAQs

What did De Beers discover?

De Beers is credited as discoverer of Pink Star Diamond^[46].