Pierre de Coubertin Historian

• Gender: Male
• Citizenship: France
• Born: 1863
• Died: Sep 2, 1937

Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin was a French educator and historian, and founder of the International Olympic Committee. He is considered the father of the modern Olympic Games. Born into a French aristocratic family, he became an academic and studied a broad range of topics, most notably education and history.