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Friedrich Ludwig Jahn
(German Gymnastics Educator)
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Birthdate: August 11, 1778
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lanz, Germany
Died: October 15, 1852
Friedrich Ludwig Jahn was a prominent German-French gymnastics educator and nationalist credited with founding the German gymnastics movement. Known as "Turnvater Jahn," he played a crucial role in the establishment of modern sports clubs and the development of gymnastic apparatus such as the parallel bars, rings, high bar, pommel horse, and vault horse. Jahn's influence extended beyond the realm of physical education, as he also played a significant role in the German Campaign of 1813, contributing to the end of Napoleon's occupation of German states.