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Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths

1759 - 1839

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Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths, also called Guts Muth or Gutsmuths (9 August 1759 – 21 May 1839), was a teacher and educator in Germany, and is especially known for his role in the development of physical education. He is thought of as the "grandfather of gymnastics" – the "father" being Friedrich Ludwig Jahn. GutsMuths introduced systematic physical exercise into the school curriculum, and he developed the basic principles of artistic gymnastics. GutsMuths is also considered by many to be the father of modern pole vaulting, as he described the jumping standards, the distance of the approach, recommendations on hand grip, and the principles of pole jumping. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths is the 3,010th most popular writer (down from 2,964th in 2019), the 3,175th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,093rd in 2019) and the 195th most popular German Writer.

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Among writers, Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths ranks 3,010 out of 7,302. Before him are Zabel Yesayan, Nahum Goldmann, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, José de Alencar, Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, and Diphilus. After him are Leonid Leonov, Rachel Bluwstein, Anne McCaffrey, John Aubrey, Cristina Peri Rossi, and Ferenc Kazinczy.

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Among people born in 1759, Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths ranks 27. Before him are Dean Mahomed, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, François Devienne, Johann Christian Reil, Matsudaira Sadanobu, and Franz Krommer. After him are Ferenc Kazinczy, Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein, William Playfair, Carl Johan Adlercreutz, Maximilian von Montgelas, and Jakob II Bernoulli. Among people deceased in 1839, Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths ranks 27. Before him are Andrew Dũng-Lạc, Lord William Bentinck, Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Dorothea von Schlegel, Maurice de Guérin, and Joseph Franz von Jacquin. After him are Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert, Gaspard de Prony, Lady Hester Stanhope, Denis Davydov, Giuseppe Valadier, and Joseph-François Michaud.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths ranks 3,177 out of 7,253. Before him are Judith of Bavaria, Duchess of Swabia (1103), Heinrich Rubens (1865), Otto von Knobelsdorff (1886), Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern (1537), Eric IV, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1354), and Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony (1617). After him are Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann (1826), Fritz von Opel (1899), Ian Murdock (1973), Wilhelm Kühne (1837), Fritz Bleyl (1880), and Paul Friedrich August Ascherson (1834).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths ranks 195. Before him are Sebastian Franck (1499), Gottschalk of Orbais (805), Günter Eich (1907), Willibald Pirckheimer (1470), Heinrich Vogeler (1872), and Georg Herwegh (1817). After him are Christian Dietrich Grabbe (1801), Christoph Friedrich Nicolai (1733), Friedrich Wolf (1888), Edgar Hilsenrath (1926), Johann Heinrich Voss (1751), and Günter Wallraff (1942).

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