# Alfred Lindon

> Alfred Lindon was a Polish jeweller from a poor Jewish background who became an expert on pearls. He married into the Citroën family and built an important collection of modern art that was looted by the Nazis in occupied Paris during the Second World War. He lived to see some of his paintings returned, although others were returned to his heirs after his death.

*French Jewish art collector (1867-1948)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/alfred-lindon

## Identity
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1867-12-04
- **Died:** 1948-05-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Alfred Lindon was a Polish jeweller from a poor Jewish background who became an expert on pearls. He married into the Citroën family and built an important collection of modern art that was looted by the Nazis in occupied Paris during the Second World War. He lived to see some of his paintings returned, although others were returned to his heirs after his death.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 46.5
- **Momentum:** 10.0

## Sources
- [Alfred Lindon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Lindon)
- [Alfred Lindon](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Lindon)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19336233)

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