death_date birth_date known_for article_title name
1964 1875 archery ingo simon
 ingo simon
ingo simon

ingo simon -lrb- 1875-1964 -rrb- was an accomplished archer and spent many years researching the history of archery and the development of bows .
from 1914 to 1933 he held the world record for a flight-shot at ; he died in 1964 and his widow erna -lrb- lady world champion , 1937 , d. 1973 -rrb- endowed a trust in 1970 , to conserve and develop his collection of bows , arrows and related equipment , which he donated to the manchester museum in 1946 .
the collection includes artefacts from many countries including great britain , brazil , europe , india , pakistan , japan , central asia , africa , and the pacific islands .
in 1910 an archery contest was held on the beach at le touquet , france , where simon was able to shoot an arrow using an old turkish composite bow requiring a force of .
he was the son of henry gustav simon .
