Henri Lambert
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Henri Lambert (1862–1934) was a
Belgian engineer and
glass works owner at
Charleroi near
Brussels. His glass works was the largest in the world in that time. He was one of the first occupied with
social economy. He spoke
Walloon with his blue collar workers, which was exceptional in that time. He was a prolific writer (in French) of articles for newspaper and political journals, brochures, and books on
political philosophy, and had several of his works translated into German and English. He favoured
individualism,
free trade, and
international peace. He also wrote works about corporations, trade unions, government, democracy, and representation, voicing bold and well-intentioned ideas (which may not be altogether consistent). But his criticism of the principle of
limited liability in connection with corporations is an original point which seems to have attracted attention at the turn of the century, as well as his ideas about the organisation of trade unions. He was called upon to address lawyers' and economists' associations and other bodies.
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