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== Career == == Career ==
He worked as a pilot, a sailor, an electrical, a mechanical engineer, a consulting and a property developer being retiring early<ref name=":0" /> He was a part owner of an emerald mine on ].<ref name=":0" /><ref>Redding, A. C. (2019). ''Elon Musk: A Mission to Save the World''. United States: ].</ref> He worked as a pilot, a sailor, an electrical, a mechanical engineer, a consulting and a property developer being retiring early<ref name=":0" /> He was a part owner of an emerald mine on ].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">Anna Crowley Redding,(2019). ''Elon Musk: A Mission to Save the World''. United States: ].</ref>


== Family == == Family ==
Musk met Maye Musk (born 1948) when he was 11 year old and was a childhood friend before marrying her in 1970.<ref name=":1">''Abhishek Kumar, A COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY OF ELON MUSK''. (2021). (n.p.): ].</ref> She gave birth to Elon Musk June 27 1971 and the family lived in Pretoria.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Strauss |first=Neil |last2=Strauss |first2=Neil |date=2017-11-15 |title=Elon Musk: The Architect of Tomorrow |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/elon-musk-the-architect-of-tomorrow-120850/ |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dolan |first=Kerry A. |title=How To Raise A Billionaire: An Interview With Elon Musk's Father, Errol Musk |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2015/07/02/how-to-raise-a-billionaire-an-interview-with-elon-musks-father-errol-musk/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703011435/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2015/07/02/how-to-raise-a-billionaire-an-interview-with-elon-musks-father-errol-musk/ |archive-date=July 3, 2015 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |website=Forbes}}</ref> Maye worked as a dietician.<ref name=":1" /> Later the couple gave birth to son ] and later daughter ].<ref name=":1" /> Musk met Maye Musk (born 1948) when he was 11 year old and was a childhood friend before marrying her in 1970.<ref name=":1">''Abhishek Kumar, A COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY OF ELON MUSK''. (2021). (n.p.): ].</ref> She gave birth to Elon Musk June 27 1971 and the family lived in Pretoria.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Strauss |first=Neil |last2=Strauss |first2=Neil |date=2017-11-15 |title=Elon Musk: The Architect of Tomorrow |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/elon-musk-the-architect-of-tomorrow-120850/ |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dolan |first=Kerry A. |title=How To Raise A Billionaire: An Interview With Elon Musk's Father, Errol Musk |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2015/07/02/how-to-raise-a-billionaire-an-interview-with-elon-musks-father-errol-musk/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703011435/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2015/07/02/how-to-raise-a-billionaire-an-interview-with-elon-musks-father-errol-musk/ |archive-date=July 3, 2015 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |website=Forbes}}</ref> Maye worked as a dietician.<ref name=":1" /> Later the couple gave birth to son ] and later daughter ].<ref name=":1" /> After Maye and Errol divorced both sons moved in with their father.<ref name=":2" /> In a 2017 '']'' interview, Elon Musk stated that his Errol Musk had done “almost every crime you can think of. It’s so terrible, you can’t believe it”.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Farah |first=Lynn |date=2022-06-15 |title=Meet Elon Musk’s controversial father, Errol |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3181794/meet-elon-musks-controversial-father-errol-tesla-ceo |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>


Musk was married to Heide Bezuidenhout for eighteen years and helped her raise her young daughter Jana Bezuidenhout, a child from a previous relationship.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Biggs |first=Jade |date=2022-07-15 |title=Elon Musk's dad reveals he fathered an "unplanned" child with his stepdaughter |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a40621623/errol-musk-fathered-child-with-stepdaughter/ |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Crilly |first=Rob |date=2018-03-25 |title=Elon Musk's father has baby with step-daughter he has known since she was four |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/25/elon-musks-father-has-baby-step-daughter-has-known-since-four/ |access-date=2022-07-15 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> Later in life, after splitting from Heide Bezuidenhout, he fathered two children with her daughter, his step-daughter, Jana Bezuidenhout; a 2017 son and a 2019 daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-15 |title=Elon Musk’s father confirms second child with his own stepdaughter - report |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-errol-musk-children-stepdaughter-b2123744.html |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> Musk was married to Heide Bezuidenhout for eighteen years and helped her raise her young daughter Jana Bezuidenhout, a child from a previous relationship.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Biggs |first=Jade |date=2022-07-15 |title=Elon Musk's dad reveals he fathered an "unplanned" child with his stepdaughter |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a40621623/errol-musk-fathered-child-with-stepdaughter/ |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Crilly |first=Rob |date=2018-03-25 |title=Elon Musk's father has baby with step-daughter he has known since she was four |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/25/elon-musks-father-has-baby-step-daughter-has-known-since-four/ |access-date=2022-07-15 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> Later in life, after splitting from Heide Bezuidenhout, he fathered two children with her daughter, his step-daughter, Jana Bezuidenhout; a 2017 son and a 2019 daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-15 |title=Elon Musk’s father confirms second child with his own stepdaughter - report |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-errol-musk-children-stepdaughter-b2123744.html |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> His daughter was born, according to The Times, when Musk was 72 and Jana Bezuidenhout was 30 years old.<ref name=":3" />


== References == == References ==

Revision as of 16:49, 15 July 2022

South African businessman, father of Elon Musk

Errol Musk is a retired South African pilot, sailor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, consultant, and property developer. He is the father of business magnate ad billionaire Elon Musk.

Early life and education

Errol Musk was born in South Africa to a South African father and a British Mother.

Career

He worked as a pilot, a sailor, an electrical, a mechanical engineer, a consulting and a property developer being retiring early He was a part owner of an emerald mine on Lake Tanganyika.

Family

Musk met Maye Musk (born 1948) when he was 11 year old and was a childhood friend before marrying her in 1970. She gave birth to Elon Musk June 27 1971 and the family lived in Pretoria. Maye worked as a dietician. Later the couple gave birth to son Kimbal and later daughter Tosca. After Maye and Errol divorced both sons moved in with their father. In a 2017 Rolling Stone interview, Elon Musk stated that his Errol Musk had done “almost every crime you can think of. It’s so terrible, you can’t believe it”.

Musk was married to Heide Bezuidenhout for eighteen years and helped her raise her young daughter Jana Bezuidenhout, a child from a previous relationship. Later in life, after splitting from Heide Bezuidenhout, he fathered two children with her daughter, his step-daughter, Jana Bezuidenhout; a 2017 son and a 2019 daughter. His daughter was born, according to The Times, when Musk was 72 and Jana Bezuidenhout was 30 years old.

References

  1. ^ May, Dana Hull and Patrick (20 April 2014). "Exploring the otherworldly ambitions of Elon Musk". Buffalo News. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  2. ^ Anna Crowley Redding,(2019). Elon Musk: A Mission to Save the World. United States: Feiwel & Friends.
  3. ^ Abhishek Kumar, A COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY OF ELON MUSK. (2021). (n.p.): Prabhat Prakashan.
  4. Strauss, Neil; Strauss, Neil (2017-11-15). "Elon Musk: The Architect of Tomorrow". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  5. Dolan, Kerry A. "How To Raise A Billionaire: An Interview With Elon Musk's Father, Errol Musk". Forbes. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  6. ^ Farah, Lynn (2022-06-15). "Meet Elon Musk's controversial father, Errol". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  7. Biggs, Jade (2022-07-15). "Elon Musk's dad reveals he fathered an "unplanned" child with his stepdaughter". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  8. Crilly, Rob (2018-03-25). "Elon Musk's father has baby with step-daughter he has known since she was four". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  9. "Elon Musk's father confirms second child with his own stepdaughter - report". The Independent. 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-07-15.