Episode 1523
Ludwig Guttmann
Sun, 2021-Jul-04 01:43 UTC
Length - 1:17
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With 507,426 views on Saturday, 3 July 2021 our article of the day is Ludwig Guttmann.
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.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:43 UTC on Sunday, 4 July 2021.
For the full current version of the article, see Ludwig Guttmann on Wikipedia.
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