Maurice Dambrun

Maurice Dambrun was the son of an architect and was admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts in 1907. He worked as an architect in Paris until 1925 and later in the small town of Pornic. He also exhibited his paintings since 1909, mostly watercolors. He was a member of the Society of French Artists and was awarded the War Cross in World War II.

In 1923, the first European university stadium, designed by Maurice Dambrun and Henri Guerbois, was opened at the Porte Dorée in Paris, where in May 1923 the first World Student Games, the predecessors of the Universiades, took place. The stadium became home of the Paris University Club (PUC). The stadium was named after Jean Petitjean, President of the International Student Union (CIE) and initiator of the International Sports Association of Students.