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Julius Beer (1836–1880) was a German-born English businessman, banker and newspaper baron. He owned '' The Observer'' from 1870 to 1880.
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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 Highgate Cemetery has been listed as Grade II since 14 May 1974. It was designed by the French/Dutch architect William Bouwens van der Boijen (1801–1907). The English architect John Oldrid Scott (1841–1913) was the executant architect overseeing construction . Scott made some small changes to van der Boijen's design. Scott had, before recent research, been named as the architect in various sources.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)
Biography
Early life
Julius Beer was born in 1836 in Frankfurt, Germany.Max Egremont, ''Siegfried Sassoon'', Pan Macmillan, 2006, p. 17/ref>
Career
Beer made his fortune in the London Stock Exchange.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 1901; 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 at Highgate Cemetery represents this young girl being protected by an angel.
Beer died in 1880. His mausoleum in Highgate Cemetery has been listed as Grade II since 14 May 1974. It was designed by the French/Dutch architect William Bouwens van der Boijen (1801–1907). The English architect John Oldrid Scott (1841–1913) was the executant architect overseeing construction . Scott made some small changes to van der Boijen's design. Scott had, before recent research, been named as the architect in various sources./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)
References
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