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Paul Anspach

1882 - 1981

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Paul Eugène Albert Anspach (1 April 1882 – 28 August 1981) was a Belgian épée and foil fencer who competed in four consecutive Olympics (1908, 1912, 1920 and 1924). His grand-uncle, Jules Anspach (1829-1879), was Brussels burgomaster. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Anspach has received more than 23,391 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Anspach is the 6th most popular fencer (up from 9th in 2019), the 357th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 425th in 2019) and the most popular Belgian Fencer.

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Among FENCERS

Among fencers, Paul Anspach ranks 6 out of 349Before him are Daniel Revenu, Nedo Nadi, Edoardo Mangiarotti, Ilona Elek, and Helene Mayer. After him are Ramón Fonst, Endre Kabos, Olga Szabó-Orbán, Pál Kovács, Elena Belova, and Manuel Díaz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Paul Anspach ranks 120Before him are Charles Devendeville, James F. Byrnes, Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Volin, Donald Crisp, and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria. After him are Carlo Galetti, Cai E, Leo White, Edmund Glaise-Horstenau, Halil Kut, and Károly Huszár. Among people deceased in 1981, Paul Anspach ranks 91Before him are Mohammad-Javad Bahonar, Ivan Eklind, Edith Head, Rensis Likert, Edvard Kocbek, and Mohammad Beheshti. After him are Victor Kugler, Carl Ludwig Siegel, Eraldo Monzeglio, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa, Mostafa Chamran, and Claude Auchinleck.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Paul Anspach ranks 357 out of 1,190Before him are Louis Michel (1947), Yves Leterme (1960), Sigebert of Gembloux (1030), Didier Reynders (1958), George Washington (1871), and Johnny Galecki (1975). After him are Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium (1956), Gaspar de Crayer (1584), René Jacobs (1946), Hucbald (840), Prince Laurent of Belgium (1963), and Léon Scieur (1888).

Among FENCERS In Belgium

Among fencers born in Belgium, Paul Anspach ranks 1After him are Henri Anspach (1882), Charles Delporte (1893), and Gaston Salmon (1878).