Pierre de Coubertin
The Baron de Coubertin | |
|---|---|
Coubertin by the mid-1920s | |
| 2nd President of the International Olympic Committee | |
| In office 10 April 1896 – 28 May 1925 | |
| Preceded by | Demetrios Vikelas |
| Succeeded by | Henri de Baillet-Latour |
| Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee | |
| In office 28 May 1925 – 2 September 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Vacant, next held by J. Sigfrid Edström (1952) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Pierre de Frédy 1 January 1863 Paris, France |
| Died | 2 September 1937 (aged 74) Geneva, Switzerland |
| Resting place | Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery |
| Spouse(s) |
Marie Rothan (m. 1895) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Paris Institute of Political Studies |
| Signature | |
| Medal record | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Art competitions | ||
| 1912 Stockholm | Literature | |
Pierre de Coubertin (French: [pjɛʁ də kubɛʁtɛ̃]; 1 January 1863 – 2 September 1937) was a French teacher and historian. He was very interested in physical education and he loved the idea of a gymnasium as the ancient Greeks had, were young and old learned and sported together. He is the founder of the International Olympic Committee.
Other websites
- Quotations related to Pierre de Coubertin at Wikiquote
- Media related to Pierre de Coubertin at Wikimedia Commons
- The International Pierre De Coubertin Committee (CIPC) – Lausanne
- Coubertin reader of Flaubert Archived 2007-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
- The Wenlock Olympian Society Archived 2009-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Discourse of Pierre de Coubertin at Sorbonne announcing the restoring of the Olympic games (in french, audio) Archived 2008-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Pierre de Coubertin at Find a Grave