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Jules Rimet
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Jules Rimet (1873–1956) was a French lawyer and association football administrator. Born in Theuley, he served as president of the French Football Federation and FIFA, and was also employed by Red Star F.C. He participated in World War I and received several honors, including the Commander of the Legion of Honour, the Croix de guerre 1914–1918, and the FIFA Order of Merit. Rimet was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
He is the author of the work *Le journal de Jules Rimet*. Rimet died in Suresnes and is buried in the Cimetière parisien de Bagneux.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Le journal de Jules Rimet
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1842-05-12
- Active to
- 1912-08-13
Discography
- Le Cid - Tsar Saltan1955
- Manon1958
- Bizet: L’Arlésienne Suites 1 and 2 / Lalo: Overture to Le Roy d’Ys / Massenet: Meditation From Thaïs1967
- Manon1971
- Le Cid - Ballet Music / Scènes Pittoresques / The Last Sleep Of The Virgin1973
- La Navarraise (Remastered)1975
- Thaïs1975
- Thaïs1976
- Songs1977
- Romantic Opera Duets1978
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 1
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jules
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Theuley
- Place of death
- Suresnes
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Position held
- president
- Languages spoken
- French
- Sport
- association football
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- Jules Rimet in 1920.jpg
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- place of burial
- Cimetière parisien de Bagneux
- Commons category
- Jules Rimet
- date of birth
- 1873-10-14
- date of death
- 1956-10-16
- nominated for
- Nobel Peace Prize
- name in native language
- Jules Rimet
- birth name
- Jules Ernest Séraphin Valentin Rimet
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Encyclopedic overview
Jules Rimet ( French pronunciation: [ʒyl ʁimɛ]; 14 October 1873 – 16 October 1956) was a French football administrator who was the 3rd president of FIFA, serving from 1921 to 1954. He is FIFA's longest-serving president, in office for 33 years. He also served as the president of the French Football Federation from 1919 to 1942, and again from 1944 to 1949.
On Rimet's initiative, the first FIFA World Cup was held in 1930. The Jules Rimet Trophy was named in his honour. He also founded French club Red Star, known as Red Star Club Français upon its creation in 1897.
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