Louis Depière (1872-1962) was a merchant navy officer and a sailor from Belgium, who represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Ostend, Belgium. Depière took the 4th place in the 6 Metre.[1]
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| Nationality | Belgian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1872 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1962 Ostend | ||||||||||||||
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| Class | 6 Metre | ||||||||||||||
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He was also the Worshipful Master (1928-1929) of the mixed Freemasonic lodge “Aurore” in Bruges, before re-opening the “Trois Niveaux” lodge in Ostend (1932).
References edit
- ^ "Louis Depière". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
Sources edit
- "Louis Depière Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- Belgium Olympic Committee, ed. (1957). Olympic Games 1920 – Officiel Report (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- "The Freemasonic lodge "La Flandre"". Raphael Rodenbach (1861-1951), “Achtbare Meester” van de Brugse vrijmetselaarsloge La Flandre (in Dutch). Willy Dezutter. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
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