Ivan, Viscount d'Oyley

Ivan, Viscount d'Oyley
Personal information
Full name Alastair Ivan Ladislaus Lucidus Evans
Born 2 February 1880(1880-02-02)
Died 26 May 1904(1904-05-26) (aged 24)
Paris, France
Sport
Sport Fencing

Ivan, Viscount d'Oyley, born Alastair Ivan Ladislaus Lucidus Evans, (2 February 1880 – 26 May 1904) was an American who competed for France at the Olympics in fencing. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1900 Summer Olympics.[1] He inherited the title of Viscount from his father, an American dentist, Dr. John Henry Evans.[1] Dr. Evans worked on Pope Leo XIII, who gave him the title of the Marquis d'Oyley.[1] Viscount d'Oyley killed himself from a self-inflicted gunshot.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ivan, Viscount d'Oyley Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/viscount-doyley-1.html. Retrieved 2010-04-02. 
  2. ^ "Mysterious Death of an American in Paris". NY Times.com. 1904-05-27. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F0DE3DA113CE433A25754C2A9639C946597D6CF. Retrieved 2010-04-02. 
  3. ^ "Investigate Death of Viscount". The Evening News and Google News Archive. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1982&dat=19040527&id=I1siAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7qMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4362,5632247. Retrieved 2010-04-02.