Pierre de Coubertin (1863-1937) was a French educator and historian who founded the International Olympic Committee and is credited as the principal force behind the revival of the Olympic Games in the modern era. Concerned that French education neglected physical training, he studied British and American school sports programs before proposing, at a Paris congress in 1894, that the ancient Greek games be revived as an international athletic festival; the first modern Olympics followed in Athens in 1896. He served as IOC president for most of the next three decades, shaping the Games' founding principles, including amateurism, and he also designed the Olympic rings symbol. His vision expanded the Games from a small Athens gathering into the recurring global event that continues today.
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RoleFrench educator and historian, co-founder and second president of the International Olympic Committee 1 Role
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Where is Pierre de Coubertin buried?
His body is in Lausanne, and his heart is buried at ancient Olympia.
His body and his heart lie in different places. Coubertin died in Geneva, Switzerland, on 2 September 1937. In his will he directed that his body be buried in Lausanne, but that his heart be removed and buried in holy soil amid the ruins on the site of the ancient Olympic Games. These wishes were honored.
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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.
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Coubertin died of a heart attack in Geneva, Switzerland, on 2 September 1937 and was buried in Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery in Lausanne.
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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.
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Concerned that French education neglected physical training, he studied British and American school sports programs before proposing, at a Paris congress in 1894, that the ancient Greek games be revived as an international athletic festival; the first modern Olympics followed in Athens in 1896.
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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.
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