About Henri Callot
Lived 1875 – 1956 (aged 81). Henri Callot was a French fencer and painter.
Eugène Henri Callot (20 December 1875 – 22 December 1956) was a French fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was born in La Rochelle.
Callot won the silver medal in the amateur foil event. He went undefeated in his preliminary round group, defeating Henri Delaborde, Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis, and Ioannis Poulos. He then faced fellow Frenchman Eugène-Henri Gravelotte, who had gone undefeated in the other preliminary group, in a final match. There, he lost to Gravelotte 3–2.
He was also a student of Jules Lefebvre and Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury. He exhibited at the Salon des artistes français, of which he was a member from 1898.thumb
Callot died in Paris on 22 December 1956, aged 80.
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Who was Henri Callot?
French fencer (1875-1956)
When was Henri Callot born?
Henri Callot was born on 20 December 1875 in La Rochelle.
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Henri Callot died on 22 December 1956 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
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Henri Callot was a fencer and painter.
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Henri Callot was French.
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