Julius_Beer
Julius Beer
English businessman
Julius Beer (1836–1880) was a German-born English businessman, banker and newspaper baron. He owned The Observer from 1870 to 1880.
Julius Beer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1836 Frankfurt, Germany |
| Died | 1 March 1880 London, England |
| Burial place | Highgate Cemetery |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, banker, newspaper baron |
| Spouse | Thyrza Beer |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Rachel Sassoon Beer (daughter-in-law) |
Early life
Career
Beer made his fortune in the London Stock Exchange.[2] He was a member of the London Banking Association.[3]
In 1870, he purchased The Observer newspaper, which he owned until his death in 1880.[2]
Personal life
Beer was married to Thyrza Beer (died 1881).[4] They had a son and a daughter:
- Frederick Arthur Beer (died 1901; married Rachel Sassoon (1858–1927)).[5]
- 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.[6] His mausoleum in Highgate Cemetery has been listed as Grade II since 14 May 1974.[2][7] 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.[8] Scott had, before recent research, been named as the architect in various sources. [9] 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)
- Dungavell, I. 2023. ‘The real designer of Highgate’s Beer mausoleum’ in Mausola, Summer 2023, pp. 6-15.