Pierre de Coubertin
Appearance
Baron Pierre de Coubertin | |
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2nt Preses o the Internaitional Olympic Committee | |
In office 1896–1925 | |
Precedit bi | Demetrius Vikelas |
Succeedit bi | Henri de Baillet-Latour Godefroy de Blonay (Actin) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 Januar 1863 Paris, Fraunce |
Dee'd | 2 September 1937 Geneva, Swisserland | (aged 74)
Naitionality | French |
Pierre de Frédy, Baron o Coubertin (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ də kubɛʁtɛ̃]; 1 Januar 1863 – 2 September 1937) wis a French eddicator an historian, an foonder o the Internaitional Olympic Committee. He is considered the faither o the modren Olympic Gemmes. Born intae a French aristocratic faimily, he acame an academic an studied a broad range o topics, maist notably eddication an history.
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- 1863 births
- 1937 daiths
- Sciences Po alumni
- Barons o Fraunce
- French rugby union referees
- Foonders o the modren Olympic Gemmes
- Internaitional Olympic Committee members
- Internaitional Scoutin leaders
- IRB Haw o Fame inductees
- Preses o the Internaitional Olympic Committee
- Preses o Organisin Committees for the Olympic Gemmes
- Scoutin an Guidin in Fraunce
- Scoutin pioneers
- Sportsfowk frae Paris