Ludwig Guttmann
Neurologist, Deceased Person
1899 – 1980
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Who was Ludwig Guttmann?
Professor Sir Ludwig "Poppa" Guttmann, CBE, FRS was a German-born British neurologist who established the Paralympic Games in England. The Jewish doctor, who had fled Nazi Germany just before the start of the Second World War, is considered to be one of the founding fathers of organized physical activities for people with a disability.
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- Born
- Jul 3, 1899
Toszek - Religion
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Germans
- Nationality
- England
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg
- Died
- Mar 18, 1980
Aylesbury
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on July 23, 2013
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