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Valcke
Valcke is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Jérôme Valcke (born 1960), French football manager *Viceroy Louis Valcke (1857–1940), Belgian soldier and colonial administrator. *Paul Valcke (born 1914), Belgian fencer * Pierre Valcke, Belgian field hockey player See also *Valck Valck is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Gerard Valck (1652–1726), Dutch engraver * Pieter de Valck (1584–1625), Dutch painter See also * Balck * Valcke {{Short pages monitor [Baidu] |
Louis Valcke
Louis Pierre Alphonse Valcke (22 December 1857 – 16 March 1940) was a Belgian viceroy and soldier. Early years (1857–1880) Louis Pierre Alphonse Valcke was born in Bruges on 22 December 1857. His parents were Liévin-Pierre Valcke and Clémence d'Ongena. He studied at the Bruges Atheneum, then entered the Military School on 1 December 1874. He was promoted to lieutenant on 1 January 1877. On 27 February 1878 he was assigned to the engineers regiment in Antwerp. In 1880 Valcke was seconded by the Military Cartographic Institute) was used as a method of assigned Belgian army officers to the service of the king in establishing what would become the Congo Free State. and assigned to the Upper Congo Studies Committee. He was charged by the king to study how best to reach the center of Africa, and advised the king to abandon the idea of entering via the Indian Ocean. At the end of July 1880 the king authorized Valcke to enter the Congo Basin via the Atlantic. He asked Valcke to m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jérôme Valcke
Jérôme Valcke (born 6 October 1960) is a French football administrator, best known as the former Secretary General of FIFA (the international governing body of the sport). He was fired on 13 January 2016 as a result of allegations arising from the ongoing 2015 FIFA corruption case. Originally a journalist with a French TV station Canal+, in 1997 he was appointed chief executive officer at Sport+. In 2003, he moved to FIFA as their Director of Marketing & TV, under the Presidency of Sepp Blatter. He was released on 12 December 2006 due to his role in negotiating FIFA sponsorship contracts with rival credit card companies Visa and MasterCard. In 2007, he returned to FIFA, being appointed Secretary General by Blatter, succeeding Urs Linsi. He was relieved of his duties on 17 September 2015, and then provisionally banned from all football on 8 October 2015 for a period of 90 days, extended on expiry for another 45 days, before finally being dismissed. On 12 January 2016, Valcke w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Valcke
Paul Valcke (11 January 1914 – 15 July 1980) was a Belgian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References 1914 births 1980 deaths Belgian male fencers Olympic fencers for Belgium Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Belgium Olympic medalists in fencing Sportspeople from Ostend Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics {{Belgium-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Valcke
Pierre Valcke (25 November 1884 – 30 December 1940) was a Belgian field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van .... He was a member of the Belgian field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. References External links * Pierre Valcke's profile at Sports Reference.com 1884 births 1940 deaths Belgian male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Belgium Field hockey players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Belgium Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
