About Joanni Maurice Perronnet
Lived 1877 – 1950 (aged 72). Joanni Maurice Perronnet was a French theatre administrator, fencer and painter.
Joanni Maurice Perronet (19 October 1877 – 1 April 1950) was a French painter and fencer.
He was son of music composer Joanni Perronnet and Blanche Guérard, as well as grandson of the playwright and lyricist Amélie Perronnet.
He was a fencing master, the only professional allowed to compete in the Olympic Games at the time. Two such masters, Perronet and Leonidas Pyrgos of Greece, competed in a special foil fencing event at the first modern Olympics. The two faced each other in an event that consisted of a single bout to three touches. Perronet lost the bout, 3-1. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning a silver medal.
He had close links to Sarah Bernhardt, she was his godmother. In 1908, he became secretary-general of the Sarah-Bernhardt Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt.
He is known as a painter, most of his paintings are seascapes. and painted several portraits of Sarah Bernhardt.
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Who was Joanni Maurice Perronnet?
French fencer and painter (1877-1950)
When was Joanni Maurice Perronnet born?
Joanni Maurice Perronnet was born on 19 October 1877 in 9th arrondissement of Paris, rue de Dunkerque.
When did Joanni Maurice Perronnet die?
Joanni Maurice Perronnet died on 1 April 1950 in 9th arrondissement of Paris, rue Henry-Monnier.
What was Joanni Maurice Perronnet's occupation?
Joanni Maurice Perronnet was a theatre administrator, fencer and painter.
What nationality was Joanni Maurice Perronnet?
Joanni Maurice Perronnet was French.
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