Jean Stern (19 February 1875 – 15 December 1962) was a French Olympic champion épée fencer.[3]
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Nationality | French | |||||||||||||
Born | (1875-02-19)19 February 1875 Paris, France | |||||||||||||
Died | 15 December 1962(1962-12-15) (aged 87) Paris, France[1] | |||||||||||||
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Stern was Jewish. He was born in Paris, the son of French banker Louis Stern (1844-1900) and Claude Lambert.[4][5][6][1][7][8] His father was the son of Antoine Jacob Stern, also well known in banking circles,[1] and a scion of the wealthy Stern family of the AJ Stern & Co. banking house. His mother was the daughter of banker Léon Lambert [fr] and Zoé Lucie Betty de Rothschild [fr], daughter of Gustave de Rothschild from the French branch of the Rothschild family.
Jean Stern was also the cousin of composer Fernand Halphen, and nephew of actress Sophie Croizette [fr]. In 1904 Stern married Claude Lambert, daughter of Baron Léon Lambert and Baroness Zoe Lucie de Rothschild.[1]
Stern competed with the French épée team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London at 33 years of age, fencing in their competition against Denmark.[1] The team won the gold medal.[1] Stern also competed in the individual épée event, finishing in 12th place.[2][1]
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