Henri Callot
Men's Fencing Eugène Henri Callot (20 December 1875 – 22 December 1956) was a French fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was born in La Rochelle.
Also recorded as Henri Eugène Callot · H. E. Callot · Henri-Eugène Callot · Henri Eugene Callot
Henri Callot
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- Born
- Henri Callot was born on 20 December 1875.
- Died
- Henri Callot died on 22 December 1956.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- fencer and painter.
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Callot won the silver medal in the amateur foil event. He went undefeated in his preliminary round group, defeating Henri Delaborde, Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis, and Ioannis Poulos. He then faced fellow Frenchman Eugène-Henri Gravelotte, who had gone undefeated in the other preliminary group, in a final match. There, he lost to Gravelotte 3–2. He was also a student of Jules Lefebvre and Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury. He exhibited at the Salon des artistes français, of which he was a member from 1898. • Illustration — Port of La Rochelle (1905), oil on canvas, Clark Art Institute • Illustration — Harbor Scene (1905), oil on laminate cardboard, Clark Art Institute Callot died in Paris on 22 December 1956, aged 80.
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Henri Callot, a figure artist, genre artist, landscapist and painter, was born on 20 December 1875 and died on 22 December 1956 in Paris.
The authorities additionally record the headings Henri Eugène Callot, H. Callot, Henri-Eugène Callot and Henri Eugene Callot. His recorded language was French. He was the child of Ernest Callot.
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Henri Callot was born in La Rochelle, according to the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Getty Union List of Artist Names. The Bibliothèque nationale de France records the fuller form La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime). The death is recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Getty Union List of Artist Names.
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Henri Callot is recorded with the occupation painter. Recorded as a citizen of France.
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1875
Henri Callot was born on 20 December 1875.
1956
Henri Callot died at 14th arrondissement of Paris.
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Henri Callot was born at La Rochelle.
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Henri Callot died at 14th arrondissement of Paris.
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