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Ludwig Guttmann
Neurologist whose Stoke Mandeville Games became central to the Paralympic movement.
Life and work
The story behind the role.
Neurologist whose Stoke Mandeville Games became central to the Paralympic movement.
Sir Ludwig Guttmann (3 July 1899 – 18 March 1980) was a German-British neurologist who established the Stoke Mandeville Games, the sporting event for people with disabilities (PWD) that evolved in England into the Paralympic Games. A Jewish doctor who fled Nazi Germany just before the start of the Second World War, Guttmann was a founding father of organized physical activities for people with disabilities.
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Achievements and distinctions
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Neurologist whose Stoke Mandeville Games became central to the Paralympic movement.
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Fellow of the Royal Society
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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Germany's Sports Hall of Fame
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Knight Bachelor
Career and education
Memberships
Royal Society of London
Education
University of Freiburg · University of Würzburg
Fields of work
neurology · neurosurgery · paraplegia · Special Olympics
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