Pierre de Coubertin
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Pierre de Coubertin was a French educator and historian best known as the founder of the modern Olympic Games and long-time president of the International Olympic Committee.
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| Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin | 1 |
| de Coubertin | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
educator
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historian ⓘ human ⓘ sports administrator ⓘ |
| authored |
Essais de psychologie sportive
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Mémoires Olympiques ⓘ Olympic motto "Citius, Altius, Fortius" promotion ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Nobel Peace Prize nomination ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Lausanne
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Lausanne, Switzerland
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| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| coined | concept of Olympism as a philosophy of life ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Olympic Charter ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1863-01-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1937-09-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Lycée Saint-Jean de Béthune ⓘ |
| endTime | 1925 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Pierre de Coubertin
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de Coubertin
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| fieldOfWork |
International Olympic movement
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Olympic movement
physical education ⓘ sports history ⓘ |
| founded |
Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques
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Union des sociétés françaises de sports athlétiques (USFSA)
modern Olympic Games ⓘ |
| fullName |
Pierre de Coubertin
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Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Pierre ⓘ |
| heartBuriedAt | Olympia, Greece ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Baron ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
English public school sports system
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ancient Olympic Games ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the modern Olympic Games
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presidency of the International Olympic Committee ⓘ reviving the Olympic movement ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| legacy | considered the father of the modern Olympics ⓘ |
| majorEvent | 1894 Sorbonne Congress on the revival of the Olympic Games ⓘ |
| memberOf | International Olympic Committee ⓘ |
| movement |
International Olympic movement
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Olympism
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| occupation |
educator
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historian ⓘ sports official ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Paris
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Paris, France
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| placeOfDeath |
Geneva
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Geneva, Switzerland
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| positionHeld | President of the International Olympic Committee ⓘ |
| proposed | revival of the Olympic Games at the 1894 Paris congress ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | organizer of the 1894 Sorbonne Congress ⓘ |
| startTime | 1896 ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
de Coubertin
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1896 Summer Olympics
this entity surface form:
Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin
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1904 Summer Olympics
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1924 Summer Olympics