Eduard Alexandrowitsch von Falz-Fein | |
Birth: | 14 September 1912 Gavrilovka, Kherson Oblast, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) |
Death: | 17 November 2018 Vaduz, Liechtenstein |
Age: | 106 years, 64 days |
Country: | UKRLIE |
Centenarian |
Baron Eduard Oleg Alexandrowitsch von Falz-Fein (14 September 1912 – 17 November 2018) was an Ukrainian-born Liechtensteiner centenarian, businessman, journalist, public figure, and sportsman from Liechtenstein.
Biography
Eduard von Falz-Fein served as a "sports diplomat" who initiated the Olympic movement in Liechtenstein and vice president of Liechtenstein Olympic Committee in the mid-1930s. In 1951 and from 1953 to 1973, he was President of the Liechtenstein Cycling Association. He was born in Gavrilovka, Kherson Oblast. Falz-Fein funded much of the research on the identification of the Romanov family remains.
Baron von Falz-Fein turned 100 in September 2012 and became the oldest living person in Liechtenstein after the death of Hedwig Beck-Sele on 16 March 2014, and became the oldest person ever in Liechtenstein on 8 September 2017.
Baron von Falz-Fein died in a house fire in Vaduz, Liechtenstein on 17 November 2018, at the age of 106 years, 64 days.
References
- Baron Eduard von Falz-Fein feiert seinen 100. Geburtstag Liechtensteiner Volksblatt AG
- IOC President visits Liechtenstein IOC News, 17 Feb 2017
- Herzliche Gratulation zum 105. Geburtstag! Volksblatt.li
- В Лихтенштейне скончался барон Эдуард фон Фальц-Фейн Echo Msk, 18 November 2018