Albert-Édouard Janssen was a Belgian politician, banker and professor born in Antwerp, Belgium on 1 April 1883 and died in Valduc Castle in Hamme-Mille, Belgium on 29 March 1966.
The Bank for International Settlements is an international financial institution which is owned by members' central banks. Its primary goal is to foster international monetary and financial cooperatio
BIS Tower in Basel
Belgian statesman Léon Delacroix (1867–1929) was an early promoter of the BIS and died during the negotiations to create it.
American banker Owen D. Young (1874–1962) played a central role in the conception and establishment of the BIS in 1929–1930
Bank of Italy Governor Bonaldo Stringher (1854–1930) chaired the BIS's founding meeting