Diem, Carl, 1882-1962
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Birth Date
- 1882-06-24
Death Date
- 1962-12-17
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany). Organizing Committee
- Organization: Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für Leibesübungen
Birth Place
- Würzburg, Germany
Associated Language
- German
Field of Activity
Occupation
Sports administrator
Sports historian
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Sources
- found: His Ausgewählte Schriften, c1982:v. 1-3, t.p. (Carl Diem) v. 1, p. 19 (b. 6/24/1882) v. 1, p. 22 (d. 12/17/62)
- found: LC data base, 6-9-83(hdg.: Diem, Carl, 1882-1962)
- found: Wikipedia, viewed November 8, 2013(Carl Diem (June 24, 1882, Würzburg - December 17, 1962, Cologne) was a German sports administrator, and as Secretary General of the Organizing Committee of the Berlin Olympic Games, the chief organizer of the 1936 Olympic Summer Games. He created the tradition of the Olympic torch relay when he organised the 1936 build-up event, and was an influential historian of sport, particularly the Olympic games. He held high posts in the Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für Leibesübungen)
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- 1983-06-15: new
- 2013-11-09: revised
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