Albert Schaff
French association football player (1885-1968)
Albert Schaff (8 April 1885 – 21 April 1968) was a French footballer. He played in one match for the France national football team in 1914.
“Albert Schaff” enters the record as french association football player (1885-1968). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Albert, Schaff and French can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 1, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q2831541. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1885, 1968 and 1914.
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