François Albert Mautin (9 May 1907 – 27 October 2003) was a French

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

player. He competed in the men's tournament at the

1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1928 (; ), were an international winter multi-sport event that was celebrated from 11 to 19 February 1928 in St. Moritz, Swit ...

. He was a grandson of the jeweler

Henri Vever Henri Vever (1854–1942) was one of the most preeminent European jewelers of the early 20th century, operating the family business, Maison Vever, started by his grandfather. Vever's jewelry designs were renowned for their innovative use of enamel ...

, with Mautin inheriting his art collection, which was later sold to the

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for $7 million.

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* 1907 births 2003 deaths Français Volants players Ice hockey people from Paris Ice hockey players at the 1928 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for France {{France-icehockey-bio-stub