William Gilbert Anderson
William Gilbert Anderson (September 9, 1860 – July 7, 1947)[1] was an American pioneer of physical education, physician and writer.
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| Born | September 9, 1860 |
| Died | July 7, 1947 (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]
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
- Ohles, John F. (1978). Biographical Dictionary of American Educators. Greenwood Press. pp. 37-38. ISBN 0-8371-9894-1
- Hoolihan, Christopher. (2008). An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform, Volume 3. University of Rochester Press. p. 25. 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.
- Cardinal, Bradley J. (2022). "The National Academy of Kinesiology: Its founding, focus, and future". Kinesiology Review. 11 (1): 6–25. doi:10.1123/kr.2021-0064.