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Emile Jurgens
Personal information
Born(1878-09-30)30 September 1878
Oss, Netherlands
Died8 July 1929(1929-07-08) (aged 50)
Lokstedt, Hamburg, Germany[1]
Sport
SportSports shooting

Emile Jurgens (30 September 1878 – 8 July 1929) was a Dutch sports shooter and businessman. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics and the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2] Jurgens was director-general of the German “N. V. Anton Jurgens Vereenigde Fabrieken”.[3]

Around 1904 Jurgens became the director of the family business A. L. Mohr in Bahrenfeld, North-West Germany. He expanded the business across Germany and devoted his life to it.[4] He was also a he was a member of the board of directors of the Dutch Margarine Unie.[5]

His older brother Franciscus Jurgens also competed for the Netherlands in shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[6]

He died on 8 July 1929 from a laryngitis in Lokstedt[1], Hamburg, Germany at the age of 50.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Emile Jurgens". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 10 July 1929. Retrieved 1 June 2024 – via Delpher.
  2. ^ "Emile Jurgens". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Emile Jurgens". Provinciale Geldersche en Nijmeegsche courant (in Dutch). 10 July 1929. Retrieved 1 June 2024 – via Delpher.
  4. ^ "Emile Jurgens". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 16 July 1929. Retrieved 1 June 2024 – via Delpher.
  5. ^ "Emile Jurgens". De Locomotief (in Dutch). 11 July 1929. Retrieved 1 June 2024 – via Delpher.
  6. ^ "Emile Jurgens". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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Category:1878 births Category:1929 deaths Category:Dutch male sport shooters Category:Olympic shooters for the Netherlands Category:Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Category:Shooters at the 1920 Summer Olympics Category:Sportspeople from Oss