William Gilbert Anderson
American teacher and author / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Gilbert Anderson (September 9, 1860 – July 7, 1947)[1] was an American pioneer of physical education, physician and writer.
William Gilbert Anderson | |
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Born | (1860-09-09)September 9, 1860 |
Died | July 7, 1947(1947-07-07) (aged 86) |
Occupation(s) | Physician, writer |
Anderson was born in St. Joseph, Michigan. He was educated at Amherst College and the University of Wisconsin. He studied at Cleveland Medical College and received his M.D. in 1883.[1] From 1883 to 1892 he worked as a physician at the Adelphi Academy and directed the Brooklyn Normal School for Physical Education (1885–1892).[2] In 1885, he was appointed director of the gymnasium at the Adelphi Academy.[3]
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]