Isidore W. Schlesinger, often referred to as the “uncrowned King of South Africa” by virtue of his vast holdings in numerous industrial, agricultural and service enterprises, died here today at the age of 70. Schlesinger was an American Jew who came here from New York at the turn of the century.
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