在英国有两位名人都叫Harold Samuel, 另一位是英国钢琴家Harold Samuel ( 23/05/1879- 15/01/1937) ,是20世纪第一位对只钻研巴赫作品的钢琴家。
Harold Samuel, Baron Samuel of Wych Cross (23 April 1912 - 28 August 1987) was the founder of Land Securities, one of the United Kingdom's largest property companies.
Born in Finchley and educated at Mill Hill School and the
He established himself as an estate agent but then in 1944 he acquired Land Securities Investment Trust, a small property concern owning three modest properties. After World War II he focused on securing bomb sites in Plymouth, Exeter, Hull, Coventry and Bristol and redeveloping them. He built the business into one of the largest companies on the London Stock Exchange.
He was knighted in 1963 and became a peer in 1972. He died in 1987.
Harold Samuel was an avid art collector: his collection of Dutch paintings was donated to the Mansion House Art Collection after his death. He also became a Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge and University College, London.
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