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Julius Beer (1836–1880) was a German-born
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/ref> He was a member of the London Banking Association. In 1870, he purchased ''The Observer'' newspaper, which he owned until his death in 1880.
Beer died in 1880. His mausoleum in Bridget Cherry, ''London: North'', Yale University Press, 1998, p. 354
/ref> Interred in it are: * Ada Sophia Beer (his daughter, d.1875) * Julius Beer (d.1880) * Thyrza Beer (his wife, d.1881) * Arnold Beer (his brother, d.1880) * Frederick (his son, d.1901)
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businessman, banker and newspaper baron. He owned ''The Observer
''The Observer'' is a British newspaper published on Sundays. It is a sister paper to ''The Guardian'' and '' The Guardian Weekly'', whose parent company Guardian Media Group Limited acquired it in 1993. First published in 1791, it is the ...
'' from 1870 to 1880.
Biography
Early life
Julius Beer was born in 1836 inFrankfurt
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian dialects, Hessian: , "Franks, Frank ford (crossing), ford on the Main (river), Main"), is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as o ...
, Germany.Max Egremont, ''Siegfried Sassoon'', Pan Macmillan, 2006, p. 17/ref>
Career
Beer made his fortune in theLondon Stock Exchange
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.British Listed Buildings: Mausoleum of Julius Beer in Highgate (Western) Cemetery, Camden/ref> He was a member of the London Banking Association. In 1870, he purchased ''The Observer'' newspaper, which he owned until his death in 1880.
Personal life
Beer was married to Thyrza Beer (died 1881). They had a son and a daughter: *Frederick Arthur Beer (died 1903; married Rachel Sassoon (1858–1927)). *Ada Sophia Beer (1867–1875, died aged 8 years old) The main sculpture by Henry Hugh Armstead inside the Beer Mausoleum atHighgate Cemetery
Highgate Cemetery is a place of burial in north London, England. There are approximately 170,000 people buried in around 53,000 graves across the West and East Cemeteries. Highgate Cemetery is notable both for some of the people buried there as ...
represents this young girl being protected by an angel.
Beer died in 1880. His mausoleum in Highgate Cemetery
Highgate Cemetery is a place of burial in north London, England. There are approximately 170,000 people buried in around 53,000 graves across the West and East Cemeteries. Highgate Cemetery is notable both for some of the people buried there as ...
has been listed as Grade II since 14 May 1974. It was designed by English architect John Oldrid Scott
John Oldrid Scott (17 July 1841 – 30 May 1913) was a British architect.
Biography
He was the son of Sir Gilbert Scott (George Gilbert Scott) and his wife Caroline (née Oldrid). His brother George Gilbert Scott Junior and nephew Sir Giles Gi ...
(1841–1913)./ref> Interred in it are: * Ada Sophia Beer (his daughter, d.1875) * Julius Beer (d.1880) * Thyrza Beer (his wife, d.1881) * Arnold Beer (his brother, d.1880) * Frederick (his son, d.1901)
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