Emile de Lissa

Emile de Lissa
Full name Emile Ernest Vere de Lissa
Date of birth 30 January 1871
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Date of death 16 August 1955 (aged 84)
School Sydney Grammar School
University College School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position unknown
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Blackheath F.C.

Emile Ernest Vere de Lissa (30 January 1871 - 16 August 1955)[1] was an Australian-born rugby union official who became the second president of the Barbarians.

Personal history

De Lissa was born in Sydney, Australia in 1871 and was educated at Sydney Grammar School.[1] At around the age of 11 his family moved to England, continuing his schooling at University College School.[2] He was a keen sportsman, and although he was a member of Blackheath F.C., he was not a player of note and his career was ended by a foot injury followed by a long sojorn to Germany.[2] De Lissa also played croquet and won the Croquet Association Silver Medal in 1909, and was selected as one of the country's ten best players when he was entered for the Beddow Cup in 1923.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Emile de Lissa". barbarianfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Starmer Smith (1977) p. 207

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