Édouard de Laveleye
Édouard de Laveleye | |
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Édouard De Laveleye | |
| 1st President of the Belgian Football Association | |
| In office 1895–1924 | |
| Succeeded by | Joseph d'Oultremont |
| 1st President of Belgian Olympic Committee | |
| In office 1906–1923 | |
| Succeeded by | Henri de Baillet-Latour |
| Born | Baron Édouard Emile Albert de Laveleye 22 October 1854 Ghent, Belgium |
| Died | 23 November 1938 (aged 84) City of Brussels, Belgium |
| Citizenship | Spanish |
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| Known for | 1st President of the Belgian Football Association |
| Relatives | Marguerite de Laveleye (sister) |
Baron Édouard-Émile-Albert de Laveleye (Ghent, 22 October 1854 – Brussels, 23 November 1938) was a Belgian mining engineer, financier and writer. Laveleye was the first chairman of the Belgian Football Association (1895–1924), and also the first president of the Belgian Olympic Committee (1906–23).
He made several investment trips in Latin America. His nephew was Victor de Laveleye, the Belgian government in exile's spokesman in London during World War II.