Pierre de Coubertin

His Excellency

The Baron de Coubertin
His Excellency; 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
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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.

Pierre De Coubertin Media

Arms of the House of Coubertin
Pierre de Coubertin as a child (right), with one of his sisters, painted by his father Charles Louis de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin (detail of Le Départ, 1869).
Coubertin in his middle-age.
Baron Pierre de Coubertin : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]
Modern and redesigned Olympic flag.
Ceremonie Commemorative Comite Jules Simon 1923
1956 summer Olympic games countries
International Olympics Committee Headquarters.
Members of the International Olympic Committee on the steps of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris in 1922.
Grave of Pierre de Coubertin

His Excellency 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 (1863-01-01)1 January 1863 Paris, France
Died	2 September 1937(1937-09-02) (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
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