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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths has received more than 123,147 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths is the 2,756th most popular writer (down from 2,229th in 2019), the 2,852nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,243rd in 2019) and the 176th most popular German Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths ranks 2,756 out of 5,755Before him are Alda Merini, John Wyndham, Gerard Reve, Étienne Pivert de Senancour, Krishna Sobti, and Julius Pomponius Laetus. After him are Jeff Lindsay, Paul Gallico, Luis Cernuda, Yuan Mei, L. Sprague de Camp, and Thomas of Britain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1759, Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths ranks 25Before him are James Edward Smith, François Devienne, Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Johann Christian Reil, Franz Krommer, and William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville. After him are Carl Johan Adlercreutz, William Playfair, Jakob II Bernoulli, Ferenc Kazinczy, Matsudaira Sadanobu, and Maximilian von Montgelas. Among people deceased in 1839, Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths ranks 24Before him are Aloysia Weber, Mikhail Speransky, William Murdoch, Lady Hester Stanhope, Gaspard de Prony, and Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. After him are Dorothea von Schlegel, Denis Davydov, Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano, Maurice de Guérin, Giuseppe Valadier, and Adolphe Nourrit.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths ranks 2,852 out of 6,142Before him are Princess Therese of Bavaria (1850), Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp (1719), Auguste von Harrach (1800), John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (1700), Wilhelm von Kaulbach (1805), and Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1794). After him are Hermann von Fehling (1812), Princess Elisabeth Anna of Prussia (1857), Franka Potente (1974), Conrad Moench (1744), Kevin-Prince Boateng (1987), and Henry I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark (1070).

Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths ranks 176Before him are Albert of Aix (1060), Alfred Andersch (1914), Malwida von Meysenbug (1816), Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart (1739), Matthias Claudius (1740), and Gertrud von Le Fort (1876). After him are Ludwig Rellstab (1799), Georg Herwegh (1817), Karl Gutzkow (1811), Dorothea von Schlegel (1764), Johann Ernst Glück (1652), and Paul Fleming (1609).