Pehr Henrik Ling

Pehr Henrik Ling
Bust of Pehr Henrik Ling in Gothenburg
Swedish gymnastics about 1900
Swedish gymnastics at the Royal Central Gymnastics Institute in Stockholm about 1900

Pehr Henrik Ling (15 November 1776 – 3 May 1839)[1] pioneered the teaching of physical education in Sweden. Ling is credited as the father of Swedish massage.

  1. ^ Georgii, Augustus (1854). A Biographical Sketch of the Swedish Poet and Gymnasiarch, Peter Henry Ling. Oxford University: H. Bailliere, London. pp. 1–2, 39.

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