Life Born 1862 in Stockholm Died 1895 Parents were nobly ranked in Sweden Schooling Graduated private school at age 18 15 month military school 2 year medical educational and military gymnastics school ID: 370072
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Baron Nils Posse Slide2
Life
Born : 1862 in Stockholm
Died : 1895
Parents were nobly ranked in SwedenSlide3
Schooling
Graduated private school at age 18
15 month military school
2 year medical, educational, and military gymnastics school
Many clubs
Age 23 graduated from Gymnastics Central Institute Slide4
Journey to the U.S.
Looking for a job in Boston
Took about three years
During that time he got married to Rose Moore SmithSlide5
Jobs
Got a job at Harvard in 1888
They were looking for new physical education system
Swedish gymnastic system
After teaching a few classes Posse opened his own school
Boston Normal College of Gymnastics Slide6
Swedish Gymnastic System
Purpose- regain vigor and national pride and renew spirit of Norse history with a scientific-therapeutic system of gymnastics
Swinging, climbing, vaulting, resistance exercises, passive therapeutic manipulation Slide7
Cont.
After the college opened, they opened many hospitals and clinics specifically for medical gymnastics treatments
Wrote many pamphlets, books, and articles
Medical Gymnastics Pamphlet
Gymnastics Journal
Wrote up until he died