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Louis Franck (ice hockey)

Louis Franck
Personal information
Born 28 December 1907
Antwerp, Belgium
Died 1988 5 September 1988(1988-09-05) (aged 80)
Bern, Switzerland
Sport
Sport Ice hockey, sailing
Team CPA, Antwerpen

Louis Franck (28 December 1907 – 5 September 1988) was a Belgian ice hockey player and sailor. He won two medals at the Ice Hockey European Championships in 1924 and 1927.

He also represented Belgium with Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

He was son of Pierre François Jean Franck and nephew of the Belgian politician Louis Franck. He became director and major shareholder at merchant bank Samuel Montagu & Co. in London and was art collector. His daughter Martine Franck married photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson.


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