Английская Википедия:Adolphe Abrahams
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox person Sir Adolphe Abrahams Шаблон:Post-nominals (6 February 1883 – 11 December 1967) was a British medical doctor, and he is considered to be the founder of British sports science.[1][2]
Career
Abrahams was born in Cape Town on 6 February 1883, as the son of Isaac and Esther Abrahams.[1] He was educated at Bedford Modern School between 1891 and 1899,[1][3][4][5] at Bedford School, and at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[1][6][4][7]
Abrahams is considered the founder of British sports science.[2] He was the medical officer in charge of the British Olympic teams from 1912 until 1948.[1] He was also the President of the British Association of Sports and Medicine, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine.[8]
Abrahams was knighted in 1939.[1]
Family life
Abrahams married Adrienne Walsh in 1922; they had a son and a daughter.[1] He was the elder brother of the athletes Harold Abrahams Шаблон:Post-nominals and Sir Sidney Abrahams Шаблон:Post-nominals. He died on 11 December 1967.[1]
In the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire, about his brother Harold Abrahams played by Ben Cross, Harold shows his friend a picture of his brother, a doctor, who was Adolphe Abrahams.
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 1,6 1,7 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ "The Harpur Trust 1552-1973", by Joyce Godber 1973
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