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Sir Robert Sainsbury | |
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Born | Robert James Sainsbury 24 October 1906 |
Died | 2 April 2000 | (aged 93)
Education | Haileybury College |
Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
Spouse |
Lisa van den Bergh (m. 1937) |
Children | 4, including David |
Relatives | Sainsbury family |
Sir Robert James Sainsbury[1] (24 October 1906 – 2 April 2000), was the son of John Benjamin Sainsbury (the eldest son of John James Sainsbury, the founder of Sainsbury's supermarkets). Along with his wife Lisa, they began the collection of modern and tribal art housed at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norwich.