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Marcel Meyer de Stadelhofen

1878 – 1973

Swiss jurist, politician and sport shooter

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Lived 1878 – 1973 (aged 95). Marcel Meyer de Stadelhofen was a Swiss jurist, athlete, politician and sport shooter.

Marcel Meyer de Stadelhofen (15 March 1878 – 3 April 1973) He earned a PhD at the University of Geneva. In 1914, Meyer de Stadelhofen married Anne Louise Marie Jeanne Torrenté, an engineer's daughter. He also came third in the Free rifle, kneeling event. He also won bronze medals in 1907 and 1912 in the 300m Rifle 3 Positions Men event, a bronze medal in the 1909 300m Free Rifle 40 shots standing event, and a silver medal in the 300m Free Rifle 40 shots kneeling event. From 1906 to 1909, he was a director of the Swiss Cycling union. In 1912, de Stadelhofen was a founding member of the Swiss Olympic Committee. He served as the organisation's president between 1915 and 1921. Between 1918 and 1935, de Stadelhofen sat on the Geneva Grand Council, as an independent until 1930, and then as an independent Christian socialist. From 1935, de Stadelhofen was a judge for the council.

Works De Stadelhofen, Marcel Meyer, De L'Assurance Collective Contre Les Accidents Du Travail: Specialement En Suisse Et En France (On Collective Insurance Against Accidents at Work: Especially In Switzerland And France), 1908,

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Swiss jurist, politician and sport shooter (1878-1973)

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Marcel Meyer de Stadelhofen was born on 15 March 1878 in Nyon.

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Marcel Meyer de Stadelhofen died on 3 April 1973 in Geneva.

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Marcel Meyer de Stadelhofen was a jurist, athlete, politician and sport shooter.

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Marcel Meyer de Stadelhofen was Swiss.

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