Diem, Carl, 1882-1962

LC control no.	n 83217891
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Diem, Carl, 1882-1962 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Associated country	Germany
Birth date	18820624
Death date	19621217
Place of birth	Würzburg, Germany
Place of death	Cologne, Germany
Field of activity	Sports administration Sports--History
Affiliation	Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany). Organizing Committee Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für Leibesübungen
Profession or occupation	Sports administrator Sports historian
Found in	His Ausgewählte Schriften, c1982: v. 1-3, t.p. (Carl Diem) v. 1, p. 19 (b. 6/24/1882) v. 1, p. 22 (d. 12/17/62) LC data base, 6-9-83 (hdg.: Diem, Carl, 1882-1962) Wikipedia, viewed November 8, 2013 (Carl Diem (June 24, 1882, Würzburg - December 17, 1962, Cologne) was a German sports administrator, and as Secretary General of the Organizing Committee of the Berlin Olympic Games, the chief organizer of the 1936 Olympic Summer Games. He created the tradition of the Olympic torch relay when he organised the 1936 build-up event, and was an influential historian of sport, particularly the Olympic games. He held high posts in the Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für Leibesübungen)
Associated language	ger