Jean Stern (fencer)
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| Nationality | French |
| Born | 19 February 1875 Paris, France |
| Died | 15 December 1962 (aged 87) Paris, France[1] |
| Updated on 5 August 2016. | |
Jean Stern (19 February 1875 – 15 December 1962) was a French Olympic champion épée fencer.[3]
Personal life[]
Stern was Jewish. He was born in Paris, the son of French banker Louis Stern (1844-1900) and Claude Lambert.[4][5][6][1][7][8] His father was the son of Antoine Jacob Stern, also well known in banking circles,[1] and a scion of the wealthy Stern family of the AJ Stern & Co. banking house. His mother was the daughter of banker and , daughter of Gustave de Rothschild from the French branch of the Rothschild family.
Jean Stern was also the cousin of composer Fernand Halphen, and nephew of actress . In 1904 Stern married Claude Lambert, daughter of Baron Léon Lambert and Baroness Zoe Lucie de Rothschild.[1]
Olympic fencing career[]
Stern competed with the French épée team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London at 33 years of age, fencing in their competition against Denmark.[1] The team won the gold medal.[1] Stern also competed in the individual épée event, finishing in 12th place.[2][1]
See also[]
- List of Jewish fencers
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jean Stern". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 October 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Jean STERN". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Jean Stern". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Postal, Bernard; Silver, Jesse; Silver, Roy (1965). Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports.
- ^ "Jewish Olympic Medalists (1896–Present) – Jewish Virtual Library".
- ^ "Jews in the Olympics". Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
- ^ Everyman's Judaica: An Encyclopedic Dictionary
- ^ Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports - Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, Roy Silver
External links[]
- Jean Stern at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 September 2007)
- Jews in Sports bio
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- Jewish fencers
- Rothschild family
- Olympic fencers of France
- Olympic gold medalists for France
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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