# Alexandre Lamfalussy

> central banker, economist (1929–2015)

**Wikidata**: [Q897856](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q897856)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Lamfalussy)  
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## Summary

Alexandre Lamfalussy was born on April 26, 1929, in Kapuvár [1][2][3]. He held citizenship in both Hungary and Belgium . Lamfalussy died on May 9, 2015, in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve [1][2][3].His professional roles included economist, banker, and university teacher . He was employed by Yale University . His work focused on the fields of central banking, economics, and the euro [4].Lamfalussy received numerous honors, including being named a Commander of the Legion of Honour and receiving the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany [5][6][7][8]. He was also awarded the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary [5][6][7][8]. Additionally, he earned honorary doctorates from Sciences Po, the University of Lyon-II, and the University of Economics in Bratislava [5][6][7][8].


## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. Czech National Authority Database
3. [Journal officiel de la République française](http://legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000177111)
4. [Source](https://www.sciencespo.fr/fr/la-recherche/doctorats-honoris-causa/)
5. [Source](https://www.univ-lyon2.fr/universite/bourses-prix-et-distinctions/dhc)
6. [Doctor honoris causa](https://euba.sk/veda-vyskum/cestne-tituly/doctor-honoris-causa)
7. International Standard Name Identifier
8. CiNii Research
9. Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
10. BnF authorities
11. Munzinger Personen
12. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
13. La France savante