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Paul Lecaron
Full name	Paul Émile Lecaron
Born	29 July 1863; Neuilly-sur-Seine, Second French Empire
Died	17 September 1940 (aged 77); Paris, Vichy France

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Paul Émile Lecaron (29 July 1863 – 17 September 1940)^[1] was a French tennis player. He competed in the men's singles and doubles events at the 1900 Summer Olympics.^[2]

On the death of his father Emile Lecaron (1830-1909) and subsequently his elder brother Maurice Lecaron (1858-1907), he would inherit in 1885 the perfumes and cosmetics company Gellé Frères which his grandfather, Jean Baptiste Gellé (1801-1895) founded in 1826.

He was named a knight in the National Order of the Legion of Honour in 1921, then an officer in 1926.

He died in 1940 at his residence, Avenue Kléber in Paris.

References

^ Paul Lecaron at Olympedia (archive)
^ "Paul Lecaron Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

External links

Paul Lecaron at the International Tennis Federation
Paul Lecaron at TennisArchives.com
Paul Lecaron at Olympedia

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[Olympedia-1] Paul Lecaron at Olympedia (archive)

[sports-reference-2] "Paul Lecaron Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

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 '''Paul Émile Lecaron''' (29 July 1863 – 17 September 1940)<ref name="Olympedia">{{Olympedia|25}}</ref> was a French [[tennis]] player. He competed in the [[Tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|men's singles]] and [[Tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles|doubles]] events at the [[1900 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/paul-lecaron-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417200439/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/paul-lecaron-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Paul Lecaron Olympic Results |accessdate=2014-01-26 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref>
+On the death of his father Emile Lecaron (1830-1909) and subsequently his elder brother Maurice Lecaron (1858-1907), he would inherit in 1885 the perfumes and cosmetics company [[:fr:Gell%C3%A9 fr%C3%A8res|Gellé Frères]] which his grandfather, Jean Baptiste Gellé (1801-1895) founded in 1826.
+He was named a knight in the National Order of the [[Legion of Honour]] in 1921, then an officer in 1926.
+He died in 1940 at his residence, [[Avenue Kléber]] in Paris.
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