Anton rupert biography
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ANTON RUPERT, the life of a business icon
454pp., illus., paperback, Revised Edition, Cape Town, (2005) 2024
First published in 2005 as Anton Rupert, a biography.
Anton Rupert (1916-2006) established the tobacco and industrial conglomerat Rembrandt Group, which owned brands like Cartier, Dunhill, Rothmans and Montblanc.
He was a founding member of the World Wildlife Fund. As president of the organisation's South African branch he was involved in the creation of trans-frontier parks.
"Dommisse dissects Rupert's capital-raising genius, his marketing prowess, and his ability to build global networks despite apartheid South Africa's increasing isolation. Hi also examines Rupert's early empowerment efforts. Anyone who wants to understand business success has to read this book." Phakamisa Ndzamela, author of Native Merchants, the building of the Black business class
"Part biography, part company history and part business primer ... A book that does justice to Anton Rupert's e
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A founding member of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and founding patron of the Peace Parks Foundation, Anton Rupert's various endowments have secured his legacy in African conservation (along with the promotion of education, art, music and the preservation of historical buildings).
Rupert was a founding member of the WWF (World Wildlife Fund) and it was in his role as the president of the organisation's South African branch that he took a lead in the creation of trans-frontier parks (also known as trans-frontier conservation areas (TFCAs) or "Peace Parks"), such as the Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Area. He also established The 1001: A Nature Trust in 1970, a financial endowment to fund the organisation.
With an initial grant of 1.2 million Rand (US$260,000) from the Rupert Nature Foundation, the Peace Parks Foundation was established on 1 February 1997 to facilitate the establishment of TFCAs in southern Africa. Nelson Mandela, Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands and Anton Ru
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Anton Rupert
South African businessman (1916–2006)
Anthony Edward RupertOMSG (4 October 1916 – 18 January 2006) was a South African businessman and conservationist.
He was born on 4 October, 1916 and raised in the small town of Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape Province of the Union of South Africa. His parents were John Peter Rupert and Hester Adriana Rupert.[1]
He studied in Pretoria and ultimately moved to Stellenbosch, where he established the Rembrandt Group[2] and where it still has its headquarters today. He died in his sleep at his home in Thibault Street, Stellenbosch at the age of 89.[citation needed]
Early life
[edit]After dropping out of medical school due to a lack of funds, Rupert earned a chemistry degree at the University of Pretoria, where he also lectured for a short while. Subsequently, he started a dry-cleaning business.[3]
Some time later, with an initial investment of £10 and together with two fellow inves