Camille Gutt | |
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Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund | |
In office 6 May 1946 – 5 May 1951 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Ivar Rooth |
Personal details | |
Born | Camille Guttenstein 14 November 1884 Brussels, Belgium |
Died | 7 June 1971 Brussels, Belgium | (aged 86)
Alma mater | Université Libre de Bruxelles |
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Camille Gutt (14 November 1884 – 7 June 1971), born Camille Guttenstein, was a Belgian economist, politician, and industrialist who served as the first managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1946 to 1951. He was the architect of a monetary reform plan that facilitated the recovery of the economy of Belgium after the Second World War.