Henrik August Angell (1861 – 1922) 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.[1][2] He was admitted to the skiing club SK Ull in 1898.[3]
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Preceded by position created (Norway's independence) |
Norway's member of the International Olympic Committee 1905–1907 |
Succeeded by Thomas Heftye |