Paul Bircher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British rower
Date of Birth: 11-Dec-1928
Place of Birth: Kensington, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 06-Oct-2019
Profession: rower
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Paul Bircher
- Ernest Augustus Paul Bircher (11 December 1928 – 6 October 2019) was an English rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Bircher was born at Kensington, London.
- He was educated at Radley College and Christ's College, Cambridge and in 1948, he was a member of the victorious Cambridge crew in the Boat Race.
- Most of the Cambridge crew of 1948 also rowed for Leander Club at Henley Royal Regatta.
- The Leander eight were selected to row for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal.
- Bircher was in the winning Cambridge crews in the 1949 and 1950 Boat Races.
- In 1953 he was a member of the Leander Club crew which won the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta.
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