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Ludwig Guttmann
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German-British neurologist who created the Paralympic Games (1899-1980)
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Ludwig Guttmann was a neurologist, neurosurgeon, and physician born on 3 July 1899, who held citizenship of the United Kingdom and Germany. He was educated at the University of Freiburg and the University of Würzburg, and his work covered neurology, neurosurgery, paraplegia, and the Special Olympics.
Guttmann was a Fellow of the Royal Society and a member of the Royal Society. He received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire, a place in Germany's Sports Hall of Fame, and a Knight Bachelor honour. His written work includes Allgemeine Neurologie VII/2. He died in Aylesbury on 18 March 1980.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Allgemeine Neurologie VII/2
- The polyphase induction motor
via Open Library + Wikidata
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,382x
- Phylogenetic identification and in situ detection of individual microbial cells without cultivation
· 1995 · cited 19,744x
- Diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis: 2010 Revisions to the McDonald criteria
· 2011 · cited 7,700x
- Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: 2017 revisions of the McDonald criteria
· 2018 · cited 7,326x
- Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,794x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1899-07-03 ) 3 July 1899, Tost, Prussia , German Empire ( now Toszek , Poland )
- Died
- 18 March 1980 (1980-03-18) (aged 80), Aylesbury , Buckinghamshire , United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- Germany, United Kingdom
- Known for
- Founding the Paralympic Games
- Profession
- Neurologist
- Awards
- Fellow of the Royal Society
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ludwig
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Poland
- Place of death
- Aylesbury
- Occupation
- physician
- Educated at
- University of Freiburg
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Field of work
- Special Olympics
- Image
- Ludwig Guttmann 1976.jpeg
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- member of
- Royal Society
- date of birth
- 1899-07-03
- date of death
- 1980-03-18
- Commons category
- Ludwig Guttmann
- P8168
- ND
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Ludwig Guttmann CBE FRS (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.
Early life
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