José Canevaro

Biographical information

RolesReferee
SexMale
Full nameJosé Francisco•Canevaro di Zoagli y Valega
Used nameJosé•Canevaro
Born20 January 1837 in Lima, Lima (PER)
Died15 November 1900 (aged 63 years 9 months 26 days) in Saint-Geours-de-Maremne, Landes (FRA)
Title(s)Duke de Zoagli
NOC Peru

Biography

José Francisco Canevaro, Duke de Zoagli, was a Peruvian diplomat and statesman. His father was an Italian diplomat and José Francisco Canevaro opted for the same career, serving as a minister in several European capitals. Canevario served as a prior to the Court of the Congress of Lima and was a deputy in the Congress of the Republic of Peru. He became Peru’s second vice president in 1878. Canevaro died in Saint-Geours-de-Maremne, near Dax, in the Sud-Express train derailment in November 1900.

Referee

Games Sport (Discipline) / Event NOC / Team Phase Unit Role As
1900 Summer Olympics Fencing PER José Canevaro
Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic) Final Standings Referee

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