Adolf Goerz
Adolf Goerz (born 18 December 1857 in Mainz Germany d. 28 July 1900 in Giessbach Switzerland)[1] was a German-South African mining engineer.[2] He emigrated to Africa around 1888. He founded Adolf Görz & Co which later became the Union Corporation, which was one of the five original gold mining houses of South Africa.[3]
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- ↑ 'Deutsche Wanderung nach Südafrika im 19. Jahrhundert' by Werner Schmidt pp 175, 197, 215, 283, 287, 288, 326.
- ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2011-04-21. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
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