Émile Hamilius (16 May 1897 – 7 March 1971) was a

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ish politician for the

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. He was the

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from 1946 until 1963, and also sat three stints in the

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(1937–40, 1945–58, 1959–64). Hamilius was the second President of the

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, from 1953 until 1959. In earlier life, Hamilius played

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for the Luxembourg national team, including at 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 ...

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. He then combined his roles as an ex-footballer with that as a politician by serving as President of the

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between 1950 and 1961.

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's ''Place Émile Hamilius'', situated just off

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, is named after Hamilius. He also gave his name to the now-defunct ''Centre Émile Hamilius'', which was the location of much of Luxembourg City's municipal administration until 2012. His son,

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, is a former DP politician himself, serving as a Deputy, minister, and

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. He also competed at the

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(in

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

), like Émile Hamilius.

References

, - Mayors of Luxembourg City Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) Democratic Party (Luxembourg) politicians Luxembourgian men's footballers Olympic footballers for Luxembourg Footballers at the 1920 Summer Olympics 1897 births 1971 deaths People from Esch-sur-Alzette Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Men's association football defenders Luxembourg men's international footballers {{Luxembourg-footy-bio-stub