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The basics
Quick facts
Intro
French fencer
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
19 February 1875(Paris)
Death:
15 December 1962(Paris)
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Family:
Mother:
Ernesta Stern
The details
Biography
Introduction
Jean Stern (19 February 1875 – 15 December 1962) was a French épée fencer.
Personal life
Stern was Jewish, and was born in 1875 in Paris, the son of Louis Stern and Claude Lambert. His father was a scion of the wealthy Stern family of the AJ Stern & Co. banking house. His mother was the daughter of banker Léon Lambert and Zoé Lucie Betty de Rothschild, daughter of Gustave de Rothschild from the French branch of the Rothschild family.
Jean Stern was also the cousin of composer Fernand Halphen, and nephew of actress Sophie Croizette.
Olympic fencing career
Stern competed with the French épée team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, playing in their match against Denmark. The team won the gold medal. Stern also competed in the individual épée event, finishing in 12th place.