Pierre de Coubertin

Also known as Baron Pierre de Coubertin

founder of modern Olympic Games, pedagogue and historian (1863-1937)

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Pierre de Coubertin, born Charles Pierre Frédy de Coubertin in 1863, was a French historian, pedagogue, teacher, and writer. He served as president of the International Olympic Committee and was a member of that organization as well as the World Rugby Hall of Fame. A baron by noble title, he was of French ethnicity and spoke French. He also wrote in English and used the pseudonyms Georges Hohrod and Martin Eschbach.

His notable works include *Notes Sur le Foot-Ball*, *Universités Transatlantiques*, *L'Éducation en Angleterre*, *Souvenirs d'Amérique et de Grèce*, and *Où Va L'Europe ?*. He participated in the art competitions at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Coubertin received the Order of the Star of Romania and induction into the World Rugby Hall of Fame. He died in Geneva on September 2, 1937, and is buried at Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery.

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Works: 39

Top works

Notes Sur le Foot-Ball
Universités Transatlantiques
L'Éducation en Angleterre
Souvenirs d'Amérique et de Grèce
Où Va L'Europe ?

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Pierre
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: 7th arrondissement of Paris
Place of death: Geneva
Occupation: founder
Position held: president
Languages spoken: French
Notable work: modern pentathlon
Participant in: art competitions at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Noble title: baron
Sport: rugby union
Image: Baron Pierre de Coubertin.jpg

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place of burial: Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery
Commons category: Pierre de Coubertin
date of birth: 1863-01-01
date of death: 1937-09-02
birth name: Charles Pierre Frédy de Coubertin
Commons gallery: Pierre de Coubertin
Commons Creator page: Pierre de Coubertin
name in native language: Pierre de Coubertin
topic's main category: Category:Pierre de Coubertin
ethnic group: French
pseudonym: Martin Eschbach
writing language: English language
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
start of work period: 1885-01-01
end of work period: 1930-01-01
municipal affiliation of a Swiss national: Lausanne

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Works in European collections

3 objects attributed to Pierre de Coubertin, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Universités transatlantiques

Die Olympischen Spiele im Jahre 1896. = The Olympic games in 1896. von Pierre de Coubertin, Timoleon J. Philimon, N. G. Politis, Charalambos Anninos. Deutsche Uebers. von Paul Engnath

L'évolution française sous la troisième république p. Pierre de Coubertin

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Encyclopedic overview

Charles Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin ( French: [ʃaʁl pjɛʁ də fʁedi baʁɔ̃ də kubɛʁtɛ̃]; born Pierre de Frédy; 1 January 1863 – 2 September 1937), also known as Pierre de Coubertin and Baron de Coubertin, was a French educator and historian, co-founder of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and its second president. He is known as the father of the modern Olympic Games. He was particularly active in promoting the introduction of sport in French schools.

Born into a French aristocratic family, Coubertin became an academic and studied a broad range of topics, most notably education and history. He graduated with a degree in law and public affairs from the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po). It was at the Paris Institute of Political Studies that he came up with the idea of reviving the Olympic Games.

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Pierre de Coubertin