André Latarjet
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André Latarjet | |
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Born | 20 August 1877 Dijon, France |
Died | 4 May 1947 Lyon, France | (aged 69)
Education | Medicine |
Occupation(s) | Sports Doctor, Surgeon |
Years active | 1890s- 1940s |
Known for | 1st elected President of the FIMS |
André Latarjet (1877–1947) was a French physician. In 1933, at the 2nd International AIMS (FIMS) Congress, he was elected President of the organization which would become the International Federation of Sports Medicine, the World agency for sports medicine.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Staff Writer. "A CHRONOLOGY of the HISTORY of FIMS". FIMS' website. FIMS. Retrieved 2014-03-20.