George L Lindemann

George Lindemann, a former Palm Beach resident, entrepreneur and vice president of the Metropolitan Opera Association in New York City ,in June 2018. He was 82. Lindemann tied for 703rd place on Forbes’ world billionaire list in March 2018 with an estimated net worth of $3.3 billion.Wharton grad joined family cosmetics company in 1958; pushed operation into pharmaceuticals. Made fortune building—and flipping—a variety of businesses. Developed Permalens soft contact lens; sold optics outfit to Cooper Labs for $60 million in 1971. Founded Vision Cable in 1972, built subscriber base to 230,000; sold to Newhouse brothers for $220 million in 1982. Then flipped cell phone outfit Metro Mobile to Bell Atlantic for $2.5 billion in 1991. Lindemann was an avid art collector, a hobby that his sons have continued. According to Forbes, George Lindemann Jr. runs the Bass Museum in Miami and Adam Lindemann has a gallery in New York City. In September 2023, the Linderman family returned 33 Khmer antiquities to the Kingdom of Cambodia, pursuant to an agreement between the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.