Henrik Angell
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Henrik August Angell was a Norwegian military officer, sportsman, and writer. He was a ski pioneer, and the first Norwegian delegate to the International Olympic Committee
, IOC. He was a colonel in the Norwegian army from 1911. He joined the French Légion étrangère in 1918, and participated for France in World War I
. He published several books.
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
, IOC. He was a colonel in the Norwegian army from 1911. He joined the French Légion étrangère in 1918, and participated for France in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. He published several books.