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'''Sir Adolphe Abrahams''' [[OBE]] [[Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians|FRCP]] (6 February 1883 – 11 December 1967) was a British medical doctor, educated at [[Bedford Modern School]] between 1891 and 1899,<ref name="rcplondon.ac.uk">{{cite web|url=http://munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk/Biography/Details/5|title=Munks Roll Details for Adolphe (Sir) Abrahams|work=rcplondon.ac.uk|accessdate=29 January 2015}}</ref><ref>''School of the Black and Red'', by Andrew Underwood</ref> at [[Bedford School]], and at [[Emmanuel College, Cambridge]].<ref name="rcplondon.ac.uk"/><ref>"The Harpur Trust 1552-1973", by Joyce Godber 1973</ref><ref>"Beford Modern School of the Black And Red", by Andrew Underwood 1981</ref><ref>[http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U52767/ABRAHAMS_Sir_Adolphe?index=1&results=QuicksearchResults&query=0 Who's Who<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He is considered the founder of British sports science. He was the elder brother of the athletes [[Harold Abrahams]] [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] and [[Sidney Abrahams|Sir Sidney Abrahams]] [[Queen's Counsel|KC]], and was knighted in 1939.
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'''Sir Adolphe Abrahams''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE|FRCP}} (6 February 1883 – 11 December 1967) was a British medical doctor, and he is considered to be the founder of British [[sports science]].<ref name="rcplondon.ac.uk">{{cite web|url=http://munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk/Biography/Details/5 |title=Munks Roll Details for Adolphe (Sir) Abrahams |work=rcplondon.ac.uk |accessdate=29 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728171609/http://munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk/Biography/Details/5 |archivedate=28 July 2014 }}</ref><ref name="google.co.uk">{{cite book|author=Simon P. R. Jenkins|title=Sports Science Handbook: I-Z|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6ZwlbDxHK_UC&pg=PA292|year=2005|publisher=multi-science publishing|isbn=978-0-906522-37-0|page=292}}</ref>


==Career==
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Sir Adolphe Abrahams was the medical officer in charge of the British Olympic teams from 1912 until 1948. He also was president of the British Association of Sports and Medicine and fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine.<ref>[http://www.jta.org/1967/12/14/archive/sir-adolphe-abrahams-prominent-british-jewish-physician-dead-at-84 Sir Adolphe Abrahams, Prominent British Jewish Physician, Dead at 84 | Jewish Telegraphic Agency<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Abrahams was born in [[Cape Town]] on 6 February 1883, as the son of Isaac and Esther Abrahams.<ref name="rcplondon.ac.uk"/> He was educated at [[Bedford Modern School]] between 1891 and 1899,<ref name="rcplondon.ac.uk"/><ref>{{Cite web|url-access=subscription|url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-52767|title=Abrahams, Sir Adolphe, (6 Feb. 1883–11 Dec. 1967), Hon. Medical Adviser, International Athletic Board, and Hon. Medical Officer, British Olympic Athletic Team; President, Brit. Assoc. Sport and Medicine, and United Hosps Athletic Club|website=WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO|year=2007|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U52767|isbn=978-0-19-954089-1}}</ref><ref name="Underwood 1981">{{cite book|title=Bedford Modern School of the black & red|isbn=9780950760803|year=1981|oclc = 16558393|last1=Underwood|first1=Andrew|publisher=Bedford Modern School }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/03acf646-6222-48ed-84b3-3d7fa34c6aec|title=Photograph of Old Bedford Modernian XIX Century Luncheon|work=nationalarchives.gov.uk|accessdate=1 June 2015}}</ref> at [[Bedford School]], and at [[Emmanuel College, Cambridge]].<ref name="rcplondon.ac.uk"/><ref>"The Harpur Trust 1552-1973", by Joyce Godber 1973</ref><ref name="Underwood 1981"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U52767/ABRAHAMS_Sir_Adolphe?index=1&results=QuicksearchResults&query=0|title=Who's Who|work=ukwhoswho.com|accessdate=1 June 2015}}</ref>

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Abrahams is considered the founder of British sports science.<ref name="google.co.uk"/> He was the medical officer in charge of the British Olympic teams from 1912 until 1948.<ref name="rcplondon.ac.uk"/> He was also the President of the British Association of Sports and Medicine, and a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Medicine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jta.org/1967/12/14/archive/sir-adolphe-abrahams-prominent-british-jewish-physician-dead-at-84|title=Sir Adolphe Abrahams, Prominent British Jewish Physician, Dead at 84|work=Jewish Telegraphic Agency|date=14 December 1967|accessdate=1 June 2015}}</ref>

Abrahams was knighted in 1939.<ref name="rcplondon.ac.uk"/>

==Family life==
Abrahams married Adrienne Walsh in 1922; they had a son and a daughter.<ref name="rcplondon.ac.uk"/> He was the elder brother of the athletes [[Harold Abrahams]] {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE}} and Sir [[Sidney Abrahams]] {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|KC}}. He died on 11 December 1967.<ref name="rcplondon.ac.uk"/>

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.


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Sir
Adolphe Abrahams
OBE FRCP
Born(1883-02-06)6 February 1883
Cape Town, Cape Colony
Died11 December 1967(1967-12-11) (aged 84)
NationalityBritish
EducationBedford School
Bedford Modern School
Alma materEmmanuel College, Cambridge
OccupationPhysician
SpouseAdrienne Walsh
Children2
Awards
  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London
  • Knight Bachelor

Sir Adolphe Abrahams OBE FRCP (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

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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

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Abrahams married Adrienne Walsh in 1922; they had a son and a daughter.[1] He was the elder brother of the athletes Harold Abrahams CBE and Sir Sidney Abrahams KC. 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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Munks Roll Details for Adolphe (Sir) Abrahams". rcplondon.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b Simon P. R. Jenkins (2005). Sports Science Handbook: I-Z. multi-science publishing. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-906522-37-0.
  3. ^ "Abrahams, Sir Adolphe, (6 Feb. 1883–11 Dec. 1967), Hon. Medical Adviser, International Athletic Board, and Hon. Medical Officer, British Olympic Athletic Team; President, Brit. Assoc. Sport and Medicine, and United Hosps Athletic Club". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U52767. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1.
  4. ^ a b Underwood, Andrew (1981). Bedford Modern School of the black & red. Bedford Modern School. ISBN 9780950760803. OCLC 16558393.
  5. ^ "Photograph of Old Bedford Modernian XIX Century Luncheon". nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  6. ^ "The Harpur Trust 1552-1973", by Joyce Godber 1973
  7. ^ "Who's Who". ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Sir Adolphe Abrahams, Prominent British Jewish Physician, Dead at 84". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 14 December 1967. Retrieved 1 June 2015.


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