Louis Depière Explained
| Louis Depière |
| Nationality: | Belgian |
| Birth Date: | 1872 |
| Death Date: | 1962 |
| Death Place: | Ostend |
| Classes: | 6 Metre |
| Medaltemplates-Title: | Competition record |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
| Updated: | 7 February 2015 |
Louis Depière (1872-1962) was a merchant navy officer and a sailor from Belgium, who represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Ostend, Belgium. Depière took the 4th place in the 6 Metre.[1]
He was also the Worshipful Master (1928-1929) of the mixed Freemasonic lodge “Aurore” in Bruges, before re-opening the “Trois Niveaux” lodge in Ostend (1932).
Sources
- Web site: Louis Depière Bio, Stats, and Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418062224/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/louis-depiere-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports-Reference.com . Olympic Sports . 7 February 2015.
- Book: Olympic Games 1920 – Officiel Report . Belgium Olympic Committee . 1957 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222419/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1920/1920.pdf . dead . 27 September 2007 . 8 February 2015 .
- Web site: The Freemasonic lodge "La Flandre" . Willy Dezutter . Raphael Rodenbach (1861-1951), “Achtbare Meester” van de Brugse vrijmetselaarsloge La Flandre (in Dutch) . 13 July 2019.
Notes and References
- Web site: Louis Depière . Olympedia . 30 August 2021.
