Cornelis August Wilhelm Hirschman (16 February 1877 – 26 June 1951), known as Carl Anton Wilhelm Hirschman, was a Dutch

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, co-founder of

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in 1904 and the 2nd General Secretary of FIFA, serving from 1906 to 1931. In 1912 he was also one of the founders of the

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(NOC).History of FIFA - More associations follow
at fifa.com When FIFA-president

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died in 1918, Hirschman kept the organization from falling apart, almost single-handedly and at his own costs, operating from his offices in

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. He was FIFA's interim president until

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was elected its third president in March 1921. After the

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Hirschman's stock trading company went bankrupt and the money he had invested for the NOC and FIFA was mostly lost. Hirschman unexpectedly resigned from both NOC and FIFA in 1931.De Krach-Hrischman
Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad, 27 November 1931

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1877 births 1951 deaths Dutch bankers Dutch football chairmen and investors FIFA officials People from Medan {{netherlands-footy-bio-stub

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