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'''Errol Musk''' (born 1946) is a retired South African pilot, sailor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, consultant, property developer, and emerald mining magnate. '''Errol Musk''' (born 1946) is a retired South African pilot, sailor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, consultant, property developer, and emerald mining magnate.


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== Early life and education == == Early life and education ==
Errol Musk was born in South Africa in 1946<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bienasz |first=Gabrielle |title=Who Is Elon Musk’s Dad Errol Musk? |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/431538 |access-date=2022-07-17 |website=Entrepreneur |language=en}}</ref> to a South African father and a British mother.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=May |first=Dana Hull and Patrick |date=20 April 2014 |title=Exploring the otherworldly ambitions of Elon Musk |url=https://buffalonews.com/business/local/exploring-the-otherworldly-ambitions-of-elon-musk/article_2fc57479-93eb-5016-b724-016b48a4f4f3.html |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=Buffalo News |language=en}}</ref> Errol Musk was born in South Africa in 1946<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bienasz |first=Gabrielle |title=Who Is Elon Musk’s Dad Errol Musk? |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/431538 |access-date=2022-07-17 |website=Entrepreneur |language=en}}</ref> to a South African father and a British mother.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last1=Hull |first1=Dana |last2=May |first2= Patrick |date=20 April 2014 |title=Exploring the otherworldly ambitions of Elon Musk |url=https://buffalonews.com/business/local/exploring-the-otherworldly-ambitions-of-elon-musk/article_2fc57479-93eb-5016-b724-016b48a4f4f3.html |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=Buffalo News |language=en}}</ref>


== Career == == Career ==
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== Family == == Family ==
Musk met Maye Musk (] Haldeman; born in 1948 in ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vargas |first=Chanel |date=March 6, 2018 |title=11 Things to Know About Stunning 69-Year-Old Model Maye Musk |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/a18205769/maye-musk-facts/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307023138/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/a18205769/maye-musk-facts/ |archive-date=March 7, 2018 |access-date=March 25, 2020 |website=Town & Country}}</ref>) when he was 11 years old and they were childhood friends before marrying in 1970.<ref name=":1">''Abhishek Kumar, A COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY OF ELON MUSK''. (2021). (n.p.): ].</ref> She gave birth to their son Elon in 1971,<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Holson |first=Laura M. |date=2016-04-30 |title=At 68, Maye Musk, the Mother of Elon, Is Reclaiming the Spotlight |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/fashion/elon-musk-mother-maye-musk-model-met-gala.html |access-date=2022-07-15 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and the family lived in ],<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> where Maye worked as a dietician and a model.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /> Later the couple gave birth to son ] and later daughter ].<ref name=":1" /> After nine years of marriage, Maye and Errol divorced, and both sons moved in with their father.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":2" /> Musk met Maye Musk (] Haldeman; born in 1948 in ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vargas |first=Chanel |date=6 March 2018 |title=11 Things to Know About Stunning 69-Year-Old Model Maye Musk |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/a18205769/maye-musk-facts/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307023138/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/a18205769/maye-musk-facts/ |archive-date=7 March 2018 |access-date=25 March 2020 |website=Town & Country}}</ref>) when he was 11 years old and they were childhood friends before marrying in 1970.<ref name=":1">''Abhishek Kumar, A COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY OF ELON MUSK''. (2021). (n.p.): ].</ref> She gave birth to their son Elon in 1971,<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Holson |first=Laura M. |date=2016-04-30 |title=At 68, Maye Musk, the Mother of Elon, Is Reclaiming the Spotlight |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/fashion/elon-musk-mother-maye-musk-model-met-gala.html |access-date=2022-07-15 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and the family lived in ],<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Strauss |first=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=3 July 2015 |access-date=22 February 2022 |website=Forbes}}</ref> where Maye worked as a dietician and a model.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /> Later the couple gave birth to son ] and later daughter ].<ref name=":1" /> After nine years of marriage, Maye and Errol divorced, and both sons moved in with their father.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":2" />


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 former step-daughter) Jana Bezuidenhout; a son born in 2017 and a daughter born in 2019.<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> At the time of their daughter's birth, according to ], Musk was 72 and Jana Bezuidenhout was 30 years old.<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> He has a total of seven children and as of 2022 lives in South Africa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Groß |first=Antonia |last2= |first2= |date=15 July 2022 |title=Errol Musk hat Kind mit Stieftochter: „Wir sind zum Fortpflanzen auf der Welt“ |url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/news/vater-von-elon-errol-musk-hat-kind-mit-stieftochter-wir-sind-zum-fortpflanzen-auf-der-welt-li.246884 |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=Berliner Zeitung |language=de}}</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 former step-daughter) Jana Bezuidenhout; a son born in 2017 and a daughter born in 2019.<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> At the time of their daughter's birth, according to ], Musk was 72 and Jana Bezuidenhout was 30 years old.<ref>{{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> He has a total of seven children and as of 2022 lives in South Africa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Groß |first=Antonia |date=15 July 2022 |title=Errol Musk hat Kind mit Stieftochter: „Wir sind zum Fortpflanzen auf der Welt“ |url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/news/vater-von-elon-errol-musk-hat-kind-mit-stieftochter-wir-sind-zum-fortpflanzen-auf-der-welt-li.246884 |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=Berliner Zeitung |language=de}}</ref>


== References == == References ==

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Errol Musk (born 1946) is a retired South African pilot, sailor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, consultant, property developer, and emerald mining magnate.

He is the father of business magnate and billionaire Elon Musk, restauranteur Kimbal Musk, and filmmaker Tosca Musk. He has been married to Maye Musk and also to Heide Bezuidenhout, and has two children with Bezuidenhout's daughter Jana Bezuidenhout.

Early life and education

Errol Musk was born in South Africa in 1946 to a South African father and a British mother.

Career

He worked as a pilot, a sailor, an electrical, a mechanical engineer, a consultant, and a property developer, before retiring early. He was 50% owner of an emerald mine on Lake Tanganyika, which he funded by selling an airplane.

Family

Musk met Maye Musk (née Haldeman; born in 1948 in Saskatchewan) when he was 11 years old and they were childhood friends before marrying in 1970. She gave birth to their son Elon in 1971, and the family lived in Pretoria, where Maye worked as a dietician and a model. Later the couple gave birth to son Kimbal and later daughter Tosca. After nine years of marriage, Maye and Errol divorced, and both sons moved in with their father.

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 former step-daughter) Jana Bezuidenhout; a son born in 2017 and a daughter born in 2019. At the time of their daughter's birth, according to The Times, Musk was 72 and Jana Bezuidenhout was 30 years old. He has a total of seven children and as of 2022 lives in South Africa.

References

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  2. ^ Hull, Dana; May, Patrick (20 April 2014). "Exploring the otherworldly ambitions of Elon Musk". Buffalo News. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. ^ Anna Crowley Redding,(2019). Elon Musk: A Mission to Save the World. United States: Feiwel & Friends.
  4. "50 years of Elon Musk's huge wealth, from emeralds to SpaceX and Tesla". The Independent. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  5. Vargas, Chanel (6 March 2018). "11 Things to Know About Stunning 69-Year-Old Model Maye Musk". Town & Country. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  6. ^ Abhishek Kumar, A COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY OF ELON MUSK. (2021). (n.p.): Prabhat Prakashan.
  7. ^ Holson, Laura M. (30 April 2016). "At 68, Maye Musk, the Mother of Elon, Is Reclaiming the Spotlight". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  8. Strauss, Neil (15 November 2017). "Elon Musk: The Architect of Tomorrow". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  9. Dolan, Kerry A. "How To Raise A Billionaire: An Interview With Elon Musk's Father, Errol Musk". Forbes. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  10. Biggs, Jade (15 July 2022). "Elon Musk's dad reveals he fathered an "unplanned" child with his stepdaughter". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  11. Crilly, Rob (25 March 2018). "Elon Musk's father has baby with step-daughter he has known since she was four". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  12. "Elon Musk's father confirms second child with his own stepdaughter - report". The Independent. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  13. Farah, Lynn (15 June 2022). "Meet Elon Musk's controversial father, Errol". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  14. Groß, Antonia (15 July 2022). "Errol Musk hat Kind mit Stieftochter: „Wir sind zum Fortpflanzen auf der Welt"". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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