1. Pierre De Coubertin
By Connor Brown

2. Date and Place of Birth Coubertin was born on January 1’st, 1863
He was born in Paris, France
He was born under the name Pierre Baron de Coubertin

3. Childhood and Family
Coubertin’s father was a diplomat descended from a line of spice merchants
His mother was of Norman nobility
He rejected his family’s proposals for him to have a military or legal career

4. Education
Educated by Jesuits at Lycee Saint Ignace, a prestigious school in Paris
It’s rigorous physical exercise shaped his goals and he graduated in 1880
He studied social science in the Free School of Political Science in Paris, he left in 1883
Continued schooling in England and got a law degree

5. Career Author of many books on education and society
Consultant to the Ministry of Education and other departments
Commissioned by the government to make a 4 year survey of USA and Canadian schools to reform France’s

6. Important Facts
He believed the Ancient Olympics expressed fair competition and physical exercise which are two of his goals
Theodosius I banned the games in 393 AD and Coubertin brought them back in 1896
Coubertin was a sportsman himself. He was a boxer, a fencer, a rider, and and a rower

7. Works/Inventions
He was the founder of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
He wrote the book “Education in England” that showed his enthusiasm for English instruction and sports
“Olympic Memoirs” that shows his views of the Olympic movement

8. Why He’s Remembered Today
For founding the IOC
His leadership created the first Modern Olympic Games
For giving a lecture about re-establishing the Olympic Games

9. Death, How He Died Died on September 2, 1937 of natural causes
His body is buried in Lausanne, Switzerland, the site of the IOC headquarters
His heart is buried in Olympia, Greece, the site of the ancient Olympic Games

10. Works Cited
Christensen, Paul. "Pierre De Coubertin." Biographical Encyclopedia of      20'th-Century World Leaders. Ed. John Powell. Vol. 2. Tarrytown: Marshall      Cavendish, Print.
Wallechinsky, David. "Coubertin, Pierre Baron de." World Book Student. World      Book, 16 May Web. 16 May <      student/article?id=ar752283&st=pierre+de+coubertin>.