GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Pierre, baron de Coubertin, originally Pierre de Frédy, (born January 1, 1863, Paris, France-died September 2, 1937, Geneva, Switzerland), French educator who played a central role in the revival of the Olympic Games in 1896, after nearly 1, 500 years of abeyance.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pierre de Coubertin: Visionary and Founder of the Modern Olympics. International Olympic Committee.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Pierre de Coubertin. He is also known as Pierre de Coubertin was a French educator and historian, founder of the International Olympic Committee, and its second president. He is known as the father of the modern Olympic Games.

Detailed explanation-4: -The French baron Pierre de Coubertin (1863-1937) is famous for the revival of the Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. Far less known is the fact that he wanted the first modern Game to take place in Paris in 1900 simultaneously with the Universal Exhibition.