His business partner Charles Rudd convinced King Lobengula to concede Matabeleland's resources to this man's company.
This man's best-known company was taken over by the Oppenheimer family. This man hired Frederick Selous to scout a frontier region. His business partner Charles Rudd convinced King Lobengula to concede Matabeleland's resources to this man's company. A political cartoon depicted this man as a giant straddling a continent and holding up a telegraph line. This man, who wanted to build the "Cape to Cairo" railroad, had his reputation tarnished by his support for the Jameson Raid. For 10 points, name this British diamond magnate who was the namesake of the predecessor-state to Zimbabwe, as well as a scholarship to Oxford.
This man's best-known company was taken over by the Oppenheimer family.
Cecil Rhodes [or Cecil John Rhodes; accept Rhodesia; accept Rhodes scholarships]