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Sir Thomas Cullinan (12 February 1862 – 23 August 1936) was a South African diamond magnate. He is renowned for giving his name to the Cullinan Diamond, the largest diamond ever discovered, and as owner of the Premier Mine, now renamed the Cullinan Mine, from which the famous gem was extracted on 26 January 1905. He also gave his name to the nearby South African town of Cullinan. He was honoured by the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Tembisa which named their church after him (Sir Thomas Cullinan AME Church).

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  • Thomas Cullinan, né en 1862, décédé le 23 août 1936 est un diamantaire sud-africain, renommé pour avoir donné son nom au plus gros diamant brut connu, le Cullinan. (fr)
  • Sir Thomas Cullinan (12 February 1862 – 23 August 1936) was a South African diamond magnate. He is renowned for giving his name to the Cullinan Diamond, the largest diamond ever discovered, and as owner of the Premier Mine, now renamed the Cullinan Mine, from which the famous gem was extracted on 26 January 1905. He also gave his name to the nearby South African town of Cullinan. He was honoured by the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Tembisa which named their church after him (Sir Thomas Cullinan AME Church). (en)
  • Sir Thomas Cullinan è stato un imprenditore e politico sudafricano. La miniera di diamanti di Cullinan (nota come Premier Mine), Cullinan, South Africa. La celebrità di Sir Thomas Cullinan è legata al diamante Cullinan, il più grande diamante finora scoperto. Egli diede anche il suo nome alla piccola città di Cullinan nella Provincia di Gauteng, Sudafrica. La carriera di Cullinan iniziò in circostanze modeste. Con i guadagni ricavati dalla sua attività di muratore a Johannesburg si dedicò alle ricerche minerarie, scoprendo diamanti in terreni alluvionali. (it)
  • Сэр Томас Куллинан (англ. Sir Thomas Cullinan; 12 февраля 1862, Капская колония – 23 августа 1936, Йоханнесбург) – южноафриканский алмазный магнат. Его имя было присвоено самому крупному из когда-либо обнаруженных алмазов. Был владельцем алмазного рудника Премьер, переименованного позже в рудник Куллинан, где 26 января 1905 года был добыт знаменитый драгоценный камень. Его имя также носит соседний город Куллинан. Во многом благодаря его содействию было построено здание методистской церкви в Тембисе, которая затем также была названа его именем. (ru)
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  • 1862-02-12 (xsd:date)
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  • Elands Post near Seymore, Cape Colony (en)
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  • Namesake of the Cullinan Diamond (en)
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  • Thomas Cullinan, né en 1862, décédé le 23 août 1936 est un diamantaire sud-africain, renommé pour avoir donné son nom au plus gros diamant brut connu, le Cullinan. (fr)
  • Sir Thomas Cullinan (12 February 1862 – 23 August 1936) was a South African diamond magnate. He is renowned for giving his name to the Cullinan Diamond, the largest diamond ever discovered, and as owner of the Premier Mine, now renamed the Cullinan Mine, from which the famous gem was extracted on 26 January 1905. He also gave his name to the nearby South African town of Cullinan. He was honoured by the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Tembisa which named their church after him (Sir Thomas Cullinan AME Church). (en)
  • Sir Thomas Cullinan è stato un imprenditore e politico sudafricano. La miniera di diamanti di Cullinan (nota come Premier Mine), Cullinan, South Africa. La celebrità di Sir Thomas Cullinan è legata al diamante Cullinan, il più grande diamante finora scoperto. Egli diede anche il suo nome alla piccola città di Cullinan nella Provincia di Gauteng, Sudafrica. La carriera di Cullinan iniziò in circostanze modeste. Con i guadagni ricavati dalla sua attività di muratore a Johannesburg si dedicò alle ricerche minerarie, scoprendo diamanti in terreni alluvionali. (it)
  • Сэр Томас Куллинан (англ. Sir Thomas Cullinan; 12 февраля 1862, Капская колония – 23 августа 1936, Йоханнесбург) – южноафриканский алмазный магнат. Его имя было присвоено самому крупному из когда-либо обнаруженных алмазов. Был владельцем алмазного рудника Премьер, переименованного позже в рудник Куллинан, где 26 января 1905 года был добыт знаменитый драгоценный камень. Его имя также носит соседний город Куллинан. Во многом благодаря его содействию было построено здание методистской церкви в Тембисе, которая затем также была названа его именем. (ru)
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  • Thomas Cullinan (diamantaire) (fr)
  • Thomas Cullinan (it)
  • Куллинан, Томас (ru)
  • Thomas Cullinan (diamond magnate) (en)
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