Georges Dubois (18 March 1865–17 May 1934) was a French sculptor who produced a bust of

Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leadin ...

for a memorial in the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris. He won a silver medal in the mixed sculpturing event at the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

Career

In 1900, Dubois produced a bust of

for a memorial in the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris. The bust had been requested the year before, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Chopin's death, by

Jules Massenet Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet (; 12 May 1842 – 13 August 1912) was a French composer of the Romantic era best known for his operas, of which he wrote more than thirty. The two most frequently staged are '' Manon'' (1884) and ''Werther' ...

. The bust was removed from the Jardin du Luxembourg in 1942, and in 1999, it was replaced by a replica made by . In 1906, Dubois met with the Olympic Committee to discuss adding art competitions to the Summer Olympic Games. Dubois was a speaker at the event, and also produced a fencing display. He entered a plaster model of the doors of a gymnasium, entitled ''Model of the entrance to a modern stadium'', into the mixed sculpturing event at the

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

, Sweden. He was awarded a silver medal.

Works

* Dubois, Georges, ''Le point d'honneur et le duel, dispositions spéciales d'après-guerre'' (''The point of honour and the duel, special post-war arrangements''), 1909 * Dubois, Georges, ''L'escrime au théâtre'' (''Fencing in the theatre''), 1910 Source:

References

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