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Avery Brundage
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Avery Brundage in October 1964
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In office
August 15, 1952 ? September 11, 1972
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Preceded by
| Sigfrid Edstrom
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Succeeded by
| Lord Killanin
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In office
September 11, 1972 ? May 8, 1975
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Preceded by
| vacant
, last held by
Sigfrid Edstrom
(1964)
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Succeeded by
| vacant
, next held by
Lord Killanin
(1980)
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In office
1946?1952
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Preceded by
| Sigfrid Edstrom
(from 1942 to 1946 acted as IOC President)
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Succeeded by
| Armand Massard
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In office
1945?1946
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Preceded by
| office created
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Succeeded by
| vacant
, next held by
Lord Burghley
(1954)
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In office
July 30, 1936 ? September 11, 1972
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Preceded by
| Ernest Lee Jahncke
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In office
1928?1953
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Preceded by
| Douglas MacArthur
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Succeeded by
| Kenneth L. Wilson
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Born
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1887-09-28
)
September 28, 1887
Detroit
, Michigan, United States
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Died
| May 8, 1975
(1975-05-08)
(aged 87)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
,
West Germany
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Resting place
| Rosehill Cemetery
,
Chicago
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Nationality
| American
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Spouse(s)
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Elizabeth Dunlap
(
m.
1927; died 1971)
Princess Mariann Charlotte Katharina Stefanie Princess Reuss (
m.
1973)
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Children
| 2
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Residence
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Alma mater
| University of Illinois
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Profession
| Civil engineer
,
general contractor
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Signature
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Avery Brundage
(
; September 28, 1887 ? May 8, 1975) was the fifth
President
of the
International Olympic Committee
(IOC) from 1952 to 1972. He was born in
Detroit
,
Michigan
.
Brundage died in
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
,
West Germany
on May 8, 1975 from complications of surgery, aged 87. He is buried at
Rosehill Cemetery
in
Chicago
.