Cornelis August Wilhelm Hirschman

Cornelis August Wilhelm Hirschman
2nd General Secretary of FIFA
In office 1906–1931
Preceded by	Louis Muhlinghaus
Succeeded by	Ivo Schricker
Personal details
Born	16 February 1877 Medan
Died	26 June 1951(1951-06-26) (aged 74) Amsterdam
Nationality	Dutch
Occupation	banker

Cornelis August Wilhelm Hirschman^[1] (16 February 1877 – 26 June 1951), known as Carl Anton Wilhelm Hirschman,^[2] was a Dutch banker. He was a co-founder of FIFA in 1904 and the 2nd General Secretary of FIFA from 1906 to 1931.^[3] In 1912 he was also one of the founders of the Dutch Olympic Committee (NOC).^[4] He was the acting President of FIFA from 1918 to 1921.

References

1. Klinkert, Wim (2013). Defending Neutrality: The Netherlands prepares for War, 1900-1925. BRILL. ISBN 9789004252509.
2. History of FIFA - Foundation Archived 2019-03-31 at the Wayback Machine on fifa.com, retrieved 14 January 2017
3. "FIFA General Secretaries over the years" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
4. History of FIFA - More associations follow Archived 2018-06-18 at the Wayback Machine at fifa.com