Robert Holmes à Court

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Western_Australia
gptkbp:birthDate 1937-07-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Johannesburg,_South_Africa
gptkbp:causeOfDeath heart attack
gptkbp:child gptkb:Simon_Holmes_à_Court
gptkb:Peter_Holmes_à_Court
gptkb:Paul_Holmes_à_Court
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:deathDate 1990-09-02
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Perth,_Western_Australia,_Australia
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:ethnicity White South African
gptkbp:fullName Michael Robert Hamilton Holmes à Court
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Holmes à Court
gptkbp:industry gptkb:media
gptkb:theatre
agriculture
finance
mining
corporate acquisitions
gptkbp:knownFor being Australia's first billionaire
gptkbp:legacy Heytesbury Pty Ltd continued by Janet Holmes à Court
gptkbp:legalBackground trained as a barrister
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Australian
gptkbp:notableAchievement first person in Australia to be declared a billionaire
gptkbp:notableAcquisition gptkb:Associated_Communications_Corporation
gptkb:Stoll_Moss_Theatres
gptkb:Swan_Brewery
Bell Group
Elders IXL (stake)
Perpetual Trustees Australia
Sherwin Pastoral Company
The Times (UK) (attempted)
Vickers Ruwolt
Waite Agricultural Research Institute
Western Australian Worsted & Woollen Mills
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Stoll_Moss_Theatres
gptkb:The_Times_(UK)
gptkb:Elders_IXL
gptkb:Heytesbury_Pty_Ltd
Bell Group
Western Australian Worsted & Woollen Mills
gptkbp:occupation businessman
corporate raider
gptkbp:parent Ethne Wilma Holmes à Court
Leslie Charles Holmes à Court
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Perth,_Western_Australia,_Australia
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Janet_Holmes_à_Court
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Simon_Holmes_à_Court
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6