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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths has received more than 132,948 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths is the 2,964th most popular writer (down from 2,746th in 2019), the 3,093rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,849th in 2019) and the 190th most popular German Writer.

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Among writers, Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths ranks 2,964 out of 7,302. Before him are Jean Echenoz, José Martínez Ruiz, Morris West, James Rollins, Angela Carter, and Louise Weiss. After him are Robert Burton, Anvari, Olha Kobylianska, François Cheng, Karel Havlíček Borovský, and Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1759, Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths ranks 27. Before him are Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein, William Playfair, William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Franz Krommer, James Edward Smith, and Ferenc Kazinczy. After him are Matsudaira Sadanobu, Jakob II Bernoulli, Carl Johan Adlercreutz, Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles, Maximilian von Montgelas, and Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein. Among people deceased in 1839, Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths ranks 28. Before him are Gaspard de Prony, Aloysia Weber, Lady Hester Stanhope, Denis Davydov, Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano. After him are Maurice de Guérin, Joseph Franz von Jacquin, Bhimsen Thapa, Giuseppe Valadier, Joseph-François Michaud, and Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths ranks 3,093 out of 7,253. Before him are Johannes Lingelbach (1622), Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1620), Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1819), Theodor Meynert (1833), E. F. Schumacher (1911), and Johann Jakob Heckel (1790). After him are Roland Matthes (1950), Cornelia Froboess (1943), Max von Oppenheim (1860), Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1800), Ernst Ziller (1837), and David Garrett (1980).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths ranks 190. Before him are Heinrich Vogeler (1872), Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1772), Joseph Görres (1776), Albert of Aix (1060), Ricarda Huch (1864), and Alfred Andersch (1914). After him are Picander (1700), Friedrich Wolf (1888), Richard Dehmel (1863), Hans Erich Nossack (1901), Arno Schmidt (1914), and Elia Levita (1469).

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