BRUGMANN, GEORGES

(1829-1900)

   Born in Verviers in 1829, Georges Brugmann settled in Brussels as a banker with the Banque Nationale. He held a number of additional posts in various trade and industrial firms and invested extensively in projects in the Congo, China, and Persia. The owner of large tracts of land in Uccle, Brug-mann was a key initiator of development of the Berkendael district. An ardent Protestant, he lent financial support to numerous religious and charitable institutions, including a considerable endowment for construction of the Brugmann hospital. He died in Brussels in 1900.