Find out more about how The Lecture List works.
Coronavirus situation updateOur lecture organisers may or may not have had time to update their events with cancellation notices. Clearly social gatherings are to be avoided and that includes lectures. STAY AT HOME FOLKS, PLEASE. |
Find out what you can do to keep The Lecture List online
 |
|
This talk will discuss the life of Ludwig Guttmann, the German-Jewish surgeon who escaped Nazi Germany in 1939 and went on to pioneer the Paralympic Movement.
In the 1940s the gifted German-Jewish surgeon Ludwig Guttmann pioneered wheelchair sports at Stoke Mandeville Hospital after escaping persecution in Nazi Germany in 1939.
This talk by Dr Martin Polley, Senior Lecturer in Sport at the University of Southampton, will explore the importance of Guttmann's personal contribution to the Paralympic Movement.
Polley is a sports historian who has published widely on the social, cultural and political history of sport. His books include 'Moving the Goalposts: a history of sport and society since 1945' (1998), 'Sports History: a practical guide' (2006), and 'The British Olympics: Britain's Olympic heritage 1612-2012', published by English Heritage in 2011.
Speaker(s): |
Dr Martin Polley | talks |
|
|
Date and Time: |
22 August 2012 at 1:00 pm |
Duration: | 1 hour |
|
|
Venue: |
The Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide |
|
|
Tickets: |
Free |
Available from: |
Admission is free, but places must be reserved in advance by emailing info@wienerlibrary.co.uk or calling 020 7636 7247. |
Register to tell a friend about this lecture.
If you would like to comment about this lecture, please register here.
©2003-2006 Niminim Limited. Created by 
Any ad revenue is entirely reinvested into the Lecture List's operating fund
