About Herman Donners
Lived 1888 – 1915 (aged 26–27). Herman Donners was a Belgian swimmer and water polo player.
Herman Louis Clement Donners (5 August 1888 – 14 May 1915) was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Belgian water polo team and won a silver and a bronze medal.
Personal life and death Donners was born in Antwerp, Belgium, son of Jean Henri Edmond Donners and his wife Celene Helene Joseph (nee Verspreuwen). He enlisted in the Belgian Army in 1914 and died in Calais, France, of wounds received in action during World War I in May 1915. He is buried in Antwerp.
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Who was Herman Donners?
Belgian water polo player (1888–1915)
When was Herman Donners born?
Herman Donners was born on 5 August 1888 in Antwerp.
When did Herman Donners die?
Herman Donners died in 1915 in Calais.
What was Herman Donners's occupation?
Herman Donners was a swimmer and water polo player.
What nationality was Herman Donners?
Herman Donners was Belgian.
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