Henri Didon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henri Didon

French preacher

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1840

Place of Birth: Le Touvet, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 13-Mar-1900

Profession: writer, priest

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Henri Didon (17 March 1840, Le Touvet – 13 March 1900, Toulouse) was a famous French Dominican preacher.
He was also a writer, educator, and a promoter of youth sports.
His outsize personality often put him in conflict with his religious hierarchy. He is also the inventor of the Olympic motto Citius altius fortius.
He coined the term for an 1891 youth sports competition he organized in Arcueil and that his friend Pierre de Coubertin was assisting.
The latter proposed it as the official motto of the IOC in 1894.