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Pierre de Coubertin and the origin of the Olympic Games
Pierre de Coubertin (born Charles Pierre Fredy de Coubertin) was a Parisian baron, born on January 1st, 1863 at 20 rue Oudinot, in Paris' 7th arrondissement. At the age of 24, he abandoned a military career and decided to serve France by reforming its educational system, which he considered outdated and unimaginative.
A curious, athletic man …
He traveled to England and America, where he was struck with the importance attached to sports in the educational system. A keen sportsman himself, he practiced boxing, fencing, horse-riding and rowing. With the support of Georges Morel, secondary education director, Coubertin decided to convince students and teachers to set up school sports structures. In 1889, the Union des sociétés françaises de sports athlétiques (Union of French Athletic Sports Societies) was created, with Coubertin as its long-serving General Secretary. The Union was the first step towards the federal level of the National Sports Committee.
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Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Pierre de Fredi, Baron de Coubertin, was born on January 1, 1863, in Paris, at 20 de la rue Oudinot in an old family of aristocrats. This house, which he inherited from his parents, belonged to him until 1922.
The Fredi family, allied to the Strozzi, was originally Roman until a branch of the Fredi crossed the Alps to settle in France. The estate of Coubertin, located near Paris, was not damaged by the French Revolution.
From the end of the 18th century, Norman alliances made Pierre de Fredi, in his youth, stay many times at Mirville Castle in the Le Havre region. His parents were rich, Catholic and monarchist. After excelling in his studies in a Jesuit college, and receiving further education at Saint-Cyr, he very quickly turned away from the tradition which prepared him for a military or political career and decided instead to become part of the new voice of Europe, working in the reform of teaching.
A disciple of Taine, the revered French naturalist, Pierre de Coubertin was impressed by the value placed in sport among young people across the Channe
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Biography of Pierre de Coubertin, Founder of the Modern Olympics
Pierre de Coubertin (January 1, 1863–September 2, 1937) was the founder of the modern Olympics. His campaign to promote athletic activities began as a lonely crusade, but it slowly gained support and he was able to organize the first modern Olympics in Athens in 1896. He was a founding member of the International Olympic Committee and served as its president from 1896 to 1925.
Fast Facts: Pierre de Courbertin
- Known For: Founding of the modern Olympics in 1896
- Also Known As: Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin
- Born: January 1, 1863 in Paris, France
- Parents: Baron Charles Louis de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin and Marie–Marcelle Gigault de Crisenoy
- Died: September 2, 1937 in Geneva, Switzerland
- Education: Externat de la rue de Vienne
- Published Works: Olympism: Selected Writings, Universités Transatlantiques, Ode to Sport (a poem)
- Awards and Honors: Gold medal for Literature, 1912 Olympics, nominated for Nobel Peace Prize, 1935
- Spouse: Marie Rothan
- Children: Jacques, Renée
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