William Gilbert Anderson
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| Born | September 9, 1860 |
| Died | July 7, 1947 (aged 86) |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, writer |
William Gilbert Anderson (September 9, 1860 – July 7, 1947)[1] was an American pioneer of physical education, physician and writer.
Anderson was born in
In 1892, he was appointed associate director of Yale University Gymnasium and became its director in 1894.[2] He was the director of physical education at Yale University (1894–1930). He organized the College Physical Education Association in 1897.[1]
Anderson was an organizer for the American Association for the Advancement of Physical Education, founded in 1885.[2] His Normal School of Gymnastics in New Haven, Connecticut became Arnold College and is part of the University of Bridgeport.[1] Dr. Anderson was elected into the National Academy of Kinesiology (née American Academy of Physical Education) in 1938 as Fellow #39.[4]
Publications
- Light Gymnastics: A Guide to Systematic Instruction in Physical Training (1890)
- Methods of Teaching Gymnastics (1896)
- Anderson's Physical Education: Health and Strength, Grace and Symmetry (1897)
- The Making of a Perfect Man (1901)
- Manual of Physical Training (1914)
References
- ^ ISBN 0-8371-9894-1
- ^ ISBN 978-1-58046-284-6
- ^ Kiphuth, R. J. H. (1948). In Memoriam William Gilbert Anderson 1860–1947. The Journal of Health and Physical Education 19 (1): 31.
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