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Georges Dubois (18 March 1865–17 May 1934)[1] 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]

Georges Dubois

Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	(1865-03-18)18 March 1865 Paris, France[1]
Died	17 May 1934(1934-05-17) (aged 69) Paris, France[1]
Occupation	Sculptor
Medal record Representing  FRA Sculpture Summer Olympic Games 1912 Stockholm Mixed sculpturing

Career

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]^: 175 The bust was removed from the Jardin du Luxembourg in 1942, and in 1999, it was replaced by a replica made by Bolesław Syrewicz [pl].[2]

In 1906, Dubois met with the Olympic Committee to discuss adding art competitions to the Summer Olympic Games.[5]^: 143 Dubois was a speaker at the event, and also produced a fencing display.[5]^: 143 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]^{: 145, 269}

Works

• Dubois, Georges, Le point d'honneur et le duel, dispositions spéciales d'après-guerre (The point of honour and the duel, special post-war arrangements), 1909
• Dubois, Georges, L'escrime au théâtre (Fencing in the theatre), 1910

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References

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Georges Dubois (né le 18 mars 1865 à Paris, où il est mort le 17 mai 1934[1]) est un escrimeur, maître d’armes, écrivain et sculpteur français.

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