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Alphonse Kirchhoffer

1873 - 1913

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Simon Alphonse Kirchhoffer (December 19, 1873 in Paris – June 30, 1913 in Paris) was a French fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the silver medal in the master's foil. He was defeated by Lucien Mérignac in the final. He would fall victim to a disease that would lead to amputation of both of his feet around 1911. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alphonse Kirchhoffer is the 123rd most popular fencer (down from 114th in 2019), the 4,980th most popular biography from France (up from 5,062nd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular French Fencer.

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Among FENCERS

Among fencers, Alphonse Kirchhoffer ranks 123 out of 349. Before him are Léon Thiébaut, Allan Jay, Tibor Pézsa, Claude Netter, Jaroslav Tuček, and Lyudmila Shishova. After him are Didier Flament, Rudolf Cvetko, Raúl Anganuzzi, Svetlana Tširkova-Lozovaja, Adam Papée, and Heidi Schmid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, Alphonse Kirchhoffer ranks 185. Before him are Boyd Alexander, George Orton, Lev Chugaev, Karl Jatho, Walter de la Mare, and Zivar bey Ahmadbeyov. After him are Franz Weidenreich, Juan Corzo, Leonid Leonidov, Michel Giacobini, Juliette Atkinson, and August Rodenberg. Among people deceased in 1913, Alphonse Kirchhoffer ranks 92. Before him are Jules Arsène Arnaud Claretie, Elena Guro, John Milne, Mathilde Marchesi, Emma Schenson, and Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels. After him are Frederick Rolfe, Daniel David Palmer, Alfred Austin, Alfred Lyttelton, and Joaquin Miller.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alphonse Kirchhoffer ranks 4,980 out of 6,770. Before him are Justine Triet (1978), Bernard Tchoullouyan (1953), José Garcia (1966), Tiémoué Bakayoko (1994), Patrick Achi (1955), and Biréli Lagrène (1966). After him are Didier Flament (1951), Natalie Dessay (1965), André Ayew (1989), Jacques Barzun (1907), Ali Fergani (1952), and Raymond Flacher (1903).

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Among FENCERS In France

Among fencers born in France, Alphonse Kirchhoffer ranks 33. Before him are Carmelo Camet (1904), Georges Tainturier (1890), Jacques Dimont (1945), Philippe Boisse (1955), Léon Thiébaut (1878), and Claude Netter (1924). After him are Didier Flament (1951), Jean-Baptiste Mimiague (1871), Frédéric Pietruszka (1954), Pascale Trinquet (1958), Pascal Jolyot (1958), and Éric Srecki (1964).

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