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William Penny Brookes (13 August 1809 – 11 December 1895) was an English surgeon, magistrate, botanist, and educationalist especially known for founding the Wenlock Olympian Games, inspiring the modern Olympic Games, and for his promotion of physical education and personal betterment.
- Doctor of medicine, surgeon
- Much Wenlock Church Yard
- British
William Penny Brookes (* 13. August 1809 in Much Wenlock, Shropshire; † 11. Dezember 1895 ebenda) war ein britischer Arzt, Botaniker und Sportpionier. Brookes rief 1850 in Much Wenlock die Wenlock Olympian Society Annual Games ins Leben und organisierte zwischen 1866 und 1883 sieben Nationale Olympische Spiele in England.
William Penny Brookes, who had written some articles on education that attracted the Frenchman’s attention. Brookes also had tried for decades to revive the ancient Olympic Games, getting the idea from a series of modern Greek Olympiads held in Athens starting in 1859. The Greek…
31. Jan. 2006 · Dr William Penny Brookes devoted his life to improving life for people in his home town of Much Wenlock. But it was his idea to revive the Olympian ideal that was to have a worldwide impact...
14. Aug. 2012 · William Penny Brookes lived all his life in Much Wenlock in Shropshire where he worked as a general practitioner for 60 years. He is now best remembered as the founder of the Wenlock Olympian Socie...
- Henry Connor
- 2012
William Penny Brookes was the founder of the Much Wenlock Olympian Games, an early influence on the thinking of Pierre de Coubertin towards the revival of the Olympics.
That fellow was affectionately known as Penny Brookes; more formally, he was Dr. William Penny Brookes, the most renowned citizen of Much Wenlock—at least since the eighth century, when...
