Ferdinand Marie Ismaël de Lesseps (27 November 1871 – 30 September 1915), known as Ismaël de Lesseps, was a French
fencer.
He competed in the individual and team
sabre
A sabre ( French: sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as th ...
events at the
1908 Summer Olympics.
He was killed in action during
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
.
He was the brother of
Bertrand Marie de Lesseps and son of
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Ferdinand Marie, Comte de Lesseps (; 19 November 1805 – 7 December 1894) was a French diplomat and later developer of the Suez Canal, which in 1869 joined the Mediterranean and Red Seas, substantially reducing sailing distances and times ...
.
See also
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List of Olympians killed in World War I
A total of 144 Olympians are known to have been killed during World War I.
See also
* List of international rugby union players killed in World War I
Notes
A.This includes Hermann von Bönninghausen and Paul Berger, who both died following ...
References
External links
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1871 births
1915 deaths
French male sabre fencers
Olympic fencers of France
Fencers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Counts of France
Ismael
Fencers from Paris
French military personnel killed in World War I
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