François Albert Mautin (9 May 1907 – 27 October 2003) was a French

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

player. He competed in the men's tournament at the

1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M ...

. He was a grandson of the jeweler

Henri Vever Henri Vever (1854–1942) was one of the most preeminent European jewelers of the early 20th century, operating the family business, Maison Vever, started by his grandfather. Henri was also a collector of a broad range of fine art, including prin ...

, with Mautin inheriting his art collection, which was later sold to the

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for $7 million.

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* 1907 births 2003 deaths Français Volants players Ice hockey people from Paris Ice hockey players at the 1928 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for France {{France-icehockey-bio-stub