Pierre de Coubertin President
Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin (French: [pjɛʁ də kubɛʁtɛ̃]; 1 January 1863 – 2 September 1937) was a French educator and historian, and founder of the International Olympic Committee. He is considered the father of the modern Olympic Games. Born into a French aristocratic family, he became an academic and studied a broad range of topics, most notably education and history.
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Pierre de Coubertin on Wikipedia
External resources
- http://books.google.com/books?id=jMOgQAAACAAJ
- http://www.coubertin.ch
- http://www.litteratureaudio.com/index.php/2008/07/26/coubertin-pierre-de-la-renovation-des-jeux-olympiques
- http://www.sporteslettres.net/archives/coubertin/Coubertin-reader-of-Flaubert.pdf
- http://www.wenlock-olympian-society.org.uk/archives/index.shtml