Quo Fuit places 8 dated presences for Pierre de Coubertin across 8 places, from 1863 to 1937.
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Charles Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin (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.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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1 January 1863exact date
Parisattested“Pierre de Frédy was born in Paris on 1 January 1863, into an aristocratic family.”source: Wikipedia: Pierre de Coubertin
1866year
Crystal Palace, Londonattested“However, Brookes did organize a national Olympic Games in London, at Crystal Palace, in 1866 and this was the first Olympics to resemble an Olympic Games to be held outside of Greece but while others had created Olympic contests within t…”source: Wikipedia: Pierre de Coubertin
1866year
Londonattested“However, Brookes did organize a national Olympic Games in London, at Crystal Palace, in 1866 and this was the first Olympics to resemble an Olympic Games to be held outside of Greece but while others had created Olympic contests within t…”source: Wikipedia: Pierre de Coubertin
1886year
Rugby Schoolattested“The hero of his book is Thomas Arnold, and on his second visit in 1886, Coubertin reflected on Arnold's influence in the chapel at Rugby School.”source: Wikipedia: Pierre de Coubertin
1911year
Franceattested“(source: FFEPGV archives) In 1911, Pierre de Coubertin founded the interreligious scouting organization aka Éclaireurs Français (EF) in France, which later merged to form the Éclaireuses et Éclaireurs de France.”source: Wikipedia: Pierre de Coubertin
2 September 1937exact date
Genevaattested“Coubertin died of a heart attack in Geneva, Switzerland, on 2 September 1937 and was buried in Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery in Lausanne.”source: Wikipedia: Pierre de Coubertin
2 September 1937exact date
Bois-de-Vaux Cemeteryattested“Coubertin died of a heart attack in Geneva, Switzerland, on 2 September 1937 and was buried in Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery in Lausanne.”source: Wikipedia: Pierre de Coubertin
2 September 1937exact date
Lausanneattested“Coubertin died of a heart attack in Geneva, Switzerland, on 2 September 1937 and was buried in Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery in Lausanne.”source: Wikipedia: Pierre de Coubertin
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1883year
Rugby Schoolmentioned“In 1883, at the age of twenty, he visited England for the first time and studied the program of physical education instituted under Thomas Arnold at the Rugby School.”source: Wikipedia: Pierre de Coubertin
1883year
Englandmentioned“In 1883, at the age of twenty, he visited England for the first time and studied the program of physical education instituted under Thomas Arnold at the Rugby School.”source: Wikipedia: Pierre de Coubertin
1888year
Parismentioned“He described the results in a book, L'Éducation en Angleterre, which was published in Paris in 1888.”source: Wikipedia: Pierre de Coubertin
1893 to 1894period
United Statesmentioned“Little interest was expressed by those he spoke to during trips to the United States in 1893 and London in 1894, and an attempt to involve the Germans angered French gymnasts who did not want the Germans invited at all.”source: Wikipedia: Pierre de Coubertin
23 June 1894exact date
Sorbonne (building)mentioned“The congress was held on 23 June 1894 at the Sorbonne in Paris.”source: Wikipedia: Pierre de Coubertin
Greecementioned“There, the philanthropist cousins Evangelos and Konstantinos Zappas had used their wealth to fund Olympics within Greece, and paid for the restoration of the Panathinaiko Stadium that was later used during the 1896 Summer Olympics.”source: Wikipedia: Pierre de Coubertin
1896year
Parismentioned“They also set the date and location for the first modern Olympic Games, the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and the second, the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.”source: Wikipedia: Pierre de Coubertin
1896year
Athensmentioned“They also set the date and location for the first modern Olympic Games, the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and the second, the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.”source: Wikipedia: Pierre de Coubertin
1900 to 1924period
Parismentioned“Coubertin created the modern pentathlon for the 1912 Olympics, and subsequently stepped down from his IOC presidency after the 1924 Olympics in Paris, which proved much more successful than the first attempt in that city in 1900.”source: Wikipedia: Pierre de Coubertin
1906year
Athensmentioned“He made a major advancement for Olympic recognition by bringing hosting the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens, which generated increased attention and participation at the Games.”source: Wikipedia: Pierre de Coubertin
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