(1853-1902) British administrator and financier in South Africa. Established a scholarship to train potential leaders from the youth of the British Empire, US and Germany. I was confronted every time I entered the building with the Cecil Rhodes Room, and Cecil Rhodes' bust and all kinds of busts. -Definition of Control (4 July 1957)(1853 - 1902) British administrator and financier in South Africa. Established a scholarship to train potential leaders from the youth of the British Empire, US and Germany.