Английская Википедия:Albert Gautier Vignal

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:About Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox person Albert-Joseph Gautier Vignal (26 May 1854 – 18 October 1939) was a French-Monegasque nobleman and tycoon who sponsored various sports in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly fencing. A close friend of the Baron de Coubertin, Gautier founded the Monegasque Olympic Committee in 1907 and, from 1908 until his death, represented Monaco on the International Olympic Committee.[1] He was a leading figure in developing fencing as a competitive sport, and Monaco as a sporting destination. In 1933 he became an honorary member of the International Fencing Federation (FIE).[2] Outside of sport, he was president of various banks as well as the Nice Electricity Company, and Consul-General for Romania.[1]

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