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Full name Alastair Ivan Ladislaus Lucidus d'Oyley-Evans Born 2 February 1880 ( 1880-02-02 ) Died 26 May 1904, Paris, France |
Ivan, Viscount d'Oyley, born Alastair Ivan Ladislaus Lucidus Evans, (2 February 1880 – 22 May 1904) was an American who competed for France at the Olympics in fencing. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1900 Summer Olympics. His father, Dr. d'Oyley-Evans, a Paris-base American dentist, bought the title of Marquis from the Pope, later acquiring the titles of Count and Viscount for his sons. Viscount d'Oyley killed himself from a self-inflicted gunshot.
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