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De Beer is a Dutch and Afrikaans surname, meaning "the bear". Notable people with the surname include: Notable people with the surname include: Cornelius de Beer [ es ] (c.1590–1651), Dutch painter and engraver active in Spain; son of Joos
The name 'De Beers' was derived from the two Dutch settlers, brothers Diederik Arnoldus de Beer (1825–1878) and Johannes Nicolaas de Beer (1830–1883), who owned a South African farm named Vooruitzicht (Dutch for "prospect" or "outlook") near Zandfontein in the Boshof District of Orange Free State. After they discovered diamonds on their ...
Beer is an English and German surname. Notable people with this surname include the following: Notable people with this surname include the following: Aaron Beer (1739–1821), German ḥazzan
De Beer was the grandson of Dunedin businessman Bendix Hallenstein, founder of Hallenstein Bros., a major New Zealand retailer, and nephew of avid collector Willi Fels, from whom he developed a love of books. The De Beers moved to London in 1910 when Esmond's father Isidore was made manager of Hallensteins' London office.
De Beers tried its hand at growing a lab-grown diamond jewelry business for six years before ditching it earlier this year. But a segment of that failed attempt has flourished—and it has nothing ...
LONDON (Reuters) -Anglo American's De Beers has appointed oil and energy industry executive Al Cook as its new chief to replace Bruce Cleaver, who steps down after eight years at the helm of the ...
Jan de Beer, formerly known as the Master of the Milan Adoration (c. 1475 – 1528) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and glass designer active in Antwerp at the beginning of the 16th century. He is considered one of the most important members of the loose group of painters active in and around Antwerp in the early 16th century referred to as ...
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