George Hugh Page (May 17, 1910 –September 2001) was an American alpine skier who competed in the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ...

. He was born in Cham,

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. In 1936 he finished 13th in the alpine skiing combined event. Page was a grandson of George Ham Page, co-founder of the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company, a predecessor company from

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Life

Page was born in 1910 in

Cham, Switzerland Cham is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland. Location Cham is located on the northern shore of Lake Zug, northwest of the cantonal capital of Zug. Surrounding Cham, Steinhausen is to the east, Hünenberg is to the west, Lake Z ...

to Fred Harte and Lisina (''née'' Martinelli). His father was the only son of George Ham Page and his Swiss-born wife, Adelheid (''née'' Schwerzmann) Page. His grandfather was one of the co-founders of the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company, a predecessor of

. His paternal grandmother owned St. Andreas Castle where he partially was raised.

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* 1910 births 2001 deaths American male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for the United States Alpine skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics People from Cham, Switzerland Sportspeople from the canton of Zug {{US-alpine-skiing-bio-stub