Demetrios Vikelas or Bikelas (Greek: Δημήτριος Βικέλας; February 15 1835 – July 20 1908) was a Greek businessman and writer; he was the first president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1894 to 1896.After a childhood spent in Greece and Constantinople (now Istanbul) he found fortune in London where he married. He then moved to Paris on account of his wife.
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birth date
1835-02-15
birth place
Greece, Kingdom of Greece, Ermoupoli
death date
1908-05-20, 1908-07-20
death place
Athens, Kingdom of Greece
nationality
Greece
order in office
1st President of the International Olympic Committee
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