Adolf Goerz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Adolf Goerz

German-South African mining engineer

Date of Birth: 18-Dec-1857

Place of Birth: Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Date of Death: 28-Jun-1900

Profession: engineer, mining engineer

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Adolf Goerz (born 18 December 1857 in Mainz Germany d.
28 July 1900 in Giessbach Switzerland) was a German-South African mining engineer.
He emigrated to Africa around 1888.
He founded Adolf Görz & Co which later became the Union Corporation, which was one of the five original gold mining houses of South Africa.