Well, actually he has been dead for some time now!
It was Johann Friedrich GutsMuths It was Johann Friedrich GutsMuths
Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths died in 1839.
Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths
It was Johann Friedrich GutsMuths It was Johann Friedrich GutsMuths
The actual invention of gymnastics is a mystery. But it was prevalent commonly among the Greeks. In the 1800s, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn and Johann Friedrich GutsMuths from Germany laid the foundation for this modern sport.
Johann Friedrich GutsMuths, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Franz Nachtegall, and Per Henrik Ling. Let's not forget Alan Turing and Charles Babbage.
The Ancient Greeks invented gymnastics. :)
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