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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>http://www.mocavo.co.uk/Whos-Who-Men-and-Women-of-the-Time-1935/107381/66</ref><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.
'''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>{{cite web|url=http://www.mocavo.co.uk/Whos-Who-Men-and-Women-of-the-Time-1935/107381/66|title=Whos Who, Men and Women of the Time, 1935|work=Mocavo|accessdate=1 June 2015}}</ref><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>{{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> 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.


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>
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>{{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|accessdate=1 June 2015}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 16:55, 1 June 2015

Sir Adolphe Abrahams OBE FRCP (6 February 1883 – 11 December 1967) was a British medical doctor, educated at Bedford Modern School between 1891 and 1899,[1][2][3] at Bedford School, and at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[2][4][5][6] He is considered the founder of British sports science. He was the elder brother of the athletes Harold Abrahams CBE and Sir Sidney Abrahams KC, and was knighted in 1939.

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.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Whos Who, Men and Women of the Time, 1935". Mocavo. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Munks Roll Details for Adolphe (Sir) Abrahams". rcplondon.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  3. ^ School of the Black and Red, by Andrew Underwood
  4. ^ "The Harpur Trust 1552-1973", by Joyce Godber 1973
  5. ^ "Beford Modern School of the Black And Red", by Andrew Underwood 1981
  6. ^ "Who's Who". ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Sir Adolphe Abrahams, Prominent British Jewish Physician, Dead at 84". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 1 June 2015.

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