Louis Franck (ice hockey)
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Born28 December 1907
Antwerp, Belgium
Antwerp, Belgium
Died5 September 1988 (aged 80)
Bern, Switzerland
Bern, Switzerland
SportIce hockey, sailing
TeamCPA, Antwerpen
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| Born | 28 December 1907 Antwerp, Belgium | |||||||||||
| Died | 5 September 1988 (aged 80) Bern, Switzerland | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Ice hockey, sailing | |||||||||||
| Team | CPA, Antwerpen | |||||||||||
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Louis Franck (28 December 1907 – 5 September 1988) was a Belgian ice hockey player and sailor. He won a silver medal at the Ice Hockey European Championships in 1927.[1]
He also represented Belgium with Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
He was son of Pierre François Jean Franck and nephew of the Belgian politician Louis Franck. He became director and major shareholder at merchant bank Samuel Montagu & Co. in London[2] and was art collector. His daughter Martine Franck married photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson.
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