Baron Lambert

Baron Léon Lambert (born in Brussel Eterbeek 2 july 1928, died in Brussel Anderlecht 29 may 1987) was a prominent banker and art collector.

Background
Son of baron Henri Lambert and Johanna von Reininghaus. From 1941 to 1945 he went to the Canterbury School in New Milford Connecticut. After that he studied at Yale University and Oxford University. He finished his studies in Institut des hautes études économiques et commerciales in Genève. In 1949, he became the chairman of his own bank : the Banque Lambert of Brussel. At this time, the banque Lambert was a small private bank. In less than 10 years, the baron Léon Lambert and his brother Philippe took the bank in the 4th ranking of Belgium. In 1975 after the bank merged with the Banque de Bruxelles, it becomes the second largest bank in Belgium: Banque Bruxelles Lambert (BBL).

External Articles

 * "Baron Leon Lambert; Banker Collected Art", New York Times, June 1, 1987.
 * Jacqueline Simmons and Tom Cahill, "Albert Frere Maneuver in Bertelsmann Deal Gets Henry Kravis Nod", Bloomberg, June 20, 2007.