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Sir Adolphe Abrahams OBE FRCP (6 February 1883 – 11 December 1967) was a British medical doctor who is considered to be the founder of British sports science.
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Career
Abrahams was born in Cape Town on 6 February 1883, the son of Isaac and Esther Abrahams. He was educated at Bedford Modern School between 1891 and 1899, at Bedford School, and at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
Abrahams is considered the founder of British sports science. He was the medical officer in charge of the British Olympic teams from 1912 until 1948. He also was president of the British Association of Sports and Medicine and fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine.
Abrahams was knighted in 1939.
Family life
Abrahams married Adrienne Walsh in 1922; they had a son and a daughter. He was the elder brother of the athletes Harold Abrahams CBE and Sir Sidney Abrahams KC. He died on 11 December 1967.