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| education = [[Bedford School]]<br />[[Bedford Modern School]] |
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'''Sir Adolphe Abrahams''' |
'''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> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Abrahams was born in [[Cape Town]] on 6 February 1883, 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>{{ |
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"/> |
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> |
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Abrahams was knighted in 1939.<ref name="rcplondon.ac.uk"/> |
Abrahams was knighted in 1939.<ref name="rcplondon.ac.uk"/> |
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==Family life== |
==Family life== |
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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]] |
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"/> |
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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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Latest revision as of 03:11, 5 January 2024
Sir Adolphe Abrahams | |
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Born | |
Died | 11 December 1967 | (aged 84)
Nationality | British |
Education | Bedford School Bedford Modern School |
Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
Occupation | Physician |
Spouse | Adrienne Walsh |
Children | 2 |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Simon P. R. Jenkins (2005). Sports Science Handbook: I-Z. multi-science publishing. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-906522-37-0.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Underwood, Andrew (1981). Bedford Modern School of the black & red. Bedford Modern School. ISBN 9780950760803. OCLC 16558393.
- ^ "Photograph of Old Bedford Modernian XIX Century Luncheon". nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "The Harpur Trust 1552-1973", by Joyce Godber 1973
- ^ "Who's Who". ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Sir Adolphe Abrahams, Prominent British Jewish Physician, Dead at 84". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 14 December 1967. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
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