Jean Stern
Jean Stern (19 February 1875 – 15 December 1962) was a French Olympic champion épée fencer.
Jean Stern
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- Name
- Jean Stern
- Nationality
- French
- Born
- 19 February 1875
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 15 December 1962
- Spouse
- Claude Lambert
- Full name
- Léon Antoine Jean Stern.
- Occupation
- fencer · banker · writer
- Honours
- Officer of the Legion of Honour · Officier de l'Instruction publique · Knight of the Order of Leopold · Military Cross · Inter-Allied Victory Medals · Olympic gold medal
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• Name — Jean Stern • Full Name — Léon Antoine Jean•Stern • Nationality — French • Born — 19 February 1875 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 15 December 1962 • Place of death — Paris, France • Spouse — Claude Lambert • Sport — Fencing • Event — épée • Medal Templates — Men's fencing Olympic Games
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Personal life
Stern was Jewish. He was born in Paris, the son of French banker Louis Stern (1840-1900). His father was the son of Antoine Jacob Stern, also well known in banking circles, and a scion of the wealthy Stern family of the AJ Stern & Co. banking house. Jean Stern was also the cousin of composer Fernand Halphen, and nephew of actress Sophie Croizette. In 1904 Stern married Claude Lambert, daughter of Baron Léon Lambert and Baroness Zoe Lucie de Rothschild.
Olympic fencing career
Olympic fencing career
Stern competed with the French épée team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London at 33 years of age. During the Games, the French team defeated Denmark (10-6), Great Britain (12-5), and Belgium (9-7), and won the gold medal. Stern also competed in the individual épée event, finishing in 12th place.
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Jean Stern was born at 8th arrondissement of Paris.
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Jean Stern died at 16th arrondissement of Paris.
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8th arrondissement of Paris.
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16th arrondissement of Paris.
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- 1.Jean Stern. Olympedia.
- 2.Postal, Bernard. Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports. 1965.
- 3.Jewish Olympic Medalists (1896–Present) – Jewish Virtual Library.
- 4.Jews in the Olympics. Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
- 5.Jean Stern.
- 6.Everyman's Judaica: An Encyclopedic Dictionary
- 7.Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports - Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, Roy Silver
- 8.International Olympic Committee. Jean STERN. Olympic.org.
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