William Goldberg (diamond dealer)
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William Goldberg was an American
diamond
dealer and the founder of the William Goldberg Diamond Corporation.
, New York City
. He started cutting diamonds in 1948, but found that his aptitude lay with buying and selling diamonds rather than cutting them. In 1952 he founded Goldberg & Weiss with diamond cutter Irving Weiss. In 1973 he formed the William Goldberg Diamond Corporation, located on 48th Street in New York City's Diamond District. In 1978 he became president of the New York Diamond Dealers Club and served three terms. He traded well known diamonds including the Queen of Holland diamond, the Premier Rose diamond
, the Red Shield diamond
and the Pumpkin diamond
.
He died of pancreatic cancer
on October 20, 2003, aged 77. Following his death, members of Goldberg's family created the William Goldberg Endowed Scholarship Fund at the Gemological Institute of America
.
United States
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diamond
Diamond
In mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...
dealer and the founder of the William Goldberg Diamond Corporation.
Biography
Goldberg was born December 22, 1925 in BrooklynBrooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York City
New York City
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. He started cutting diamonds in 1948, but found that his aptitude lay with buying and selling diamonds rather than cutting them. In 1952 he founded Goldberg & Weiss with diamond cutter Irving Weiss. In 1973 he formed the William Goldberg Diamond Corporation, located on 48th Street in New York City's Diamond District. In 1978 he became president of the New York Diamond Dealers Club and served three terms. He traded well known diamonds including the Queen of Holland diamond, the Premier Rose diamond
Premier Rose Diamond
The Premier Rose Diamond was one of the large rare gems produced by Premier Mine, of De Beers in South Africa.-History:It was mined in March 1978. The diamond was purchased by Mouw Diamond Cutting in Johannesburg in partnership with William Goldberg of New York...
, the Red Shield diamond
Moussaieff Red Diamond
The Moussaieff Red Diamond is a diamond measuring 5.11 carats with a triangular brilliant cut , rated in color as Fancy Red by the Gemological Institute of America...
and the Pumpkin diamond
Pumpkin Diamond
The Pumpkin Diamond is a diamond measuring 5.54 carats rated in color as Fancy Vivid Orange by the Gemological Institute of America...
.
He died of pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer refers to a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas. The most common type of pancreatic cancer, accounting for 95% of these tumors is adenocarcinoma, which arises within the exocrine component of the pancreas. A minority arises from the islet cells and is classified as a...
on October 20, 2003, aged 77. Following his death, members of Goldberg's family created the William Goldberg Endowed Scholarship Fund at the Gemological Institute of America
Gemological Institute of America
The Gemological Institute of America, or GIA, is a nonprofit institute dedicated to research and education in the field of gemology and the jewelry arts. Founded in 1931, GIA's mission is to protect all buyers and sellers of gemstones by setting and maintaining the standards used to evaluate...
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