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Thomas Cullinan
South African businessman (1862-1936) · South Africa · On the map · Founders · Died at 74
Sir Thomas Major Cullinan was a South African diamond magnate. He is renowned for giving his name to the Cullinan Diamond, the largest diamond ever discovered, and as owner of the Premier Mine, now renamed the Cullinan Mine, from which the famous gem was extracted on 26 January 1905.
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He also gave his name to the nearby South African town of Cullinan. He was honoured by the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Tembisa which named their church after him.
Country
South Africa
Category
Founders
Type
Founder
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1862 to 1936 · aged 74
