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George Brosius (September 9, 1839March 17, 1920) was a
Turnen is simply the German word for gymnastics, but the Turner movement has been defined by its compelling combination of physical exercise, cultural activity, and civic engagement. The German-American group played a leading role in the public life of Milwaukee, especially in the late nineteenth century." He served in the
File:George Brosius 1863.jpg, Lieutenant George Brosius, 1863
File:George Brosius 1865.jpg, Brosius as a gymnast, 1865
File:George Brosius 1890.jpg, Brosius as a teacher, 1890
File:George Brosius 1888.jpg, Brosius with his family, 1888
File:Milwaukee Turnverein 1866.jpg, With acrobatic gymnasts of the Milwaukee Turnverein, 1866
File:Milwaukee Gymnasium 1869.jpg, With the first team of the Milwaukee gymnasium, 1869
File:Milwaukee Turners 1880.jpg, With prize-winning Milwaukee gymnasts, 1880
File:Milwaukee Turners in 1880.jpg, The Milwaukee team that won 5 medals at Germany's Fifth National Turnfest, 1880
File:Bundesturnfest Milwaukee 1893.jpg, 3,000 gymnasts directed by Brosius, 1893
File:Milwaukee Turners 1900.jpg, With Milwaukee gymnasts, 1900
File:Turnverein Milwaukee 1905.jpg, With Milwaukee gymnasts, 1905
File:Turnverein Milwaukee 1909.jpg, With Milwaukee gymnasts, 1909
''Fifty Years Devoted to the Cause of Physical Culture, 1864-1914
' (Milwaukee: Germania Publishing, 1914).
George Brosius (September 9, 1839March 17, 1920) was a German-American
German Americans (german: Deutschamerikaner, ) are Americans who have full or partial German ancestry. With an estimated size of approximately 43 million in 2019, German Americans are the largest of the self-reported ancestry groups by the Unite ...
gymnastics
Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shou ...
teacher associated from 1854 to 1915 with the Milwaukee Turnverein.Turnen is simply the German word for gymnastics, but the Turner movement has been defined by its compelling combination of physical exercise, cultural activity, and civic engagement. The German-American group played a leading role in the public life of Milwaukee, especially in the late nineteenth century." He served in the
Union Army
During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union (American Civil War), Union of the collective U.S. st ...
from 1861 to 1864. He introduced physical education to the Milwaukee public schools
Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) is the largest school district in Wisconsin. As of the 2015–16 school year, MPS served 75,568 students in 154 schools and had 9,636 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff positions. The Milwaukee Public Schools system i ...
in 1875 and supervised it until 1883. His crowning achievement was leading seven members of the Milwaukee Turnverein to the international gymnastics tournament in Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...
in 1880, where they won the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 13th, and 21st individual prizes. He served as director of the American Gymnastic Union's Normal College of Physical Education in Milwaukee from 1875 to 1899.
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Publications
* Brosius, George''Fifty Years Devoted to the Cause of Physical Culture, 1864-1914
' (Milwaukee: Germania Publishing, 1914).
See also
*Turners
Turners (german: Turner) are members of German-American gymnastic clubs called Turnvereine. They promoted German culture, physical culture, and liberal politics. Turners, especially Francis Lieber, 1798–1872, were the leading sponsors of gy ...
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brosius, George 1839 births 1920 deaths American people of German descent American gymnastics coaches Sportspeople from Milwaukee People associated with physical culture People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War Union Army officers