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Carl Anton Wilhelm Hirschmann

1877 – 1951

Banker, General Secretary of FIFA

Banker Association football player Sports executive

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About Carl Anton Wilhelm Hirschmann

Lived 1877 – 1951 (aged 74). Carl Anton Wilhelm Hirschmann was a Dutch banker, association football player, sports executive, functionary, general secretary and bank officer.

Cornelis August Wilhelm Hirschman (16 February 1877 – 26 June 1951), known as Carl Anton Wilhelm Hirschman, was a Dutch banker, co-founder of FIFA in 1904 and the 2nd General Secretary of FIFA, serving from 1906 to 1931. In 1912 he was also one of the founders of the Dutch Olympic Committee (NOC).

When FIFA president Daniel Burley Woolfall died in 1918, Hirschman kept the organization from falling apart, almost single-handedly and at his own costs, operating from his offices in Amsterdam.

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Important facts

Born

16 February 1877, Medan

Birth century

19th century

Died

26 June 1951, Amsterdam

Occupation

Banker, association football player, sports executive, functionary, general secretary, bank officer

Nationality

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Positions held

President of FIFA, Secretary General of FIFA

Also known as

Cornelis August Wilhelm Hirschman, Cornelis Hirschman

People in Carl Anton Wilhelm Hirschmann's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Daniel Burley Woolfall

1852 – 1918

Association football coach

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Carl Anton Wilhelm Hirschmann's

Curt Wachsmuth

1837 – 1905

Classical archaeologist

Adolphe-Basile Routhier

1839 – 1920

Writer

Hieronymus Georg Zeuthen

Frequently asked questions

Who was Carl Anton Wilhelm Hirschmann?

Banker, General Secretary of FIFA (1877-1951)

When was Carl Anton Wilhelm Hirschmann born?

Carl Anton Wilhelm Hirschmann was born on 16 February 1877 in Medan.

When did Carl Anton Wilhelm Hirschmann die?

Carl Anton Wilhelm Hirschmann died on 26 June 1951 in Amsterdam.

What was Carl Anton Wilhelm Hirschmann's occupation?

Carl Anton Wilhelm Hirschmann was a banker, association football player, sports executive, functionary, general secretary and bank officer.

What nationality was Carl Anton Wilhelm Hirschmann?

Carl Anton Wilhelm Hirschmann was Dutch.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Carl Anton Wilhelm Hirschmann

· Wikidata: Q1036773

· DBpedia: Cornelis August Wilhelm Hirschman

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