| Georges Dubois | |
| Birth Date: | 18 March 1865 |
| Birth Place: | Paris, France |
| Death Place: | Paris, France |
| Nationality: | French |
| Occupation: | Sculptor |
Georges Dubois (18 March 1865–17 May 1934) was a French sculptor who produced a bust of Frédéric Chopin for a memorial in the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris. He won a silver medal in the mixed sculpturing event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
In 1900, Dubois produced a bust of Frédéric Chopin for a memorial in the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris.[2] [3] The bust had been requested the year before, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Chopin's death,[2] by Jules Massenet.[4] The bust was removed from the Jardin du Luxembourg in 1942, and in 1999, it was replaced by a replica made by .[2]
In 1906, Dubois met with the Olympic Committee to discuss adding art competitions to the Summer Olympic Games.[5] Dubois was a speaker at the event, and also produced a fencing display.[5] He entered a plaster model of the doors of a gymnasium, entitled Model of the entrance to a modern stadium, into the mixed sculpturing event at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. He was awarded a silver medal.[5]
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