Luther Gulick (physician)
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Luther Gulick
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| Born |
Luther Halsey Gulick, Jr. May 4, 1865 Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands |
| Died | August 13, 1918 (aged 53) Casco, Maine |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Physical Education |
| Spouse(s) | Charlotte "Lottie" Emily Vetter |
| Children | Frances Gulick |
Luther Halsey Gulick, Jr. MD (1865–1918) was an American physical education instructor, international basketball official, and founder with his wife of the Camp Fire Girls, an international youth organization now known as Camp Fire.
Gulick was born December 4, 1865 in Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands. His father was missionary physician Luther Halsey Gulick Sr. (1828–1891) and his mother was Louisa Lewis. His paternal grandfather Peter Johnson Gulick (1796–1877) was an even earlier missionary.
He married Charlotte "Lottie" Emily Vetter of Hanover, New Hampshire in 1887.
He studied at Oberlin Academy (a preparatory department of Oberlin College) 1880–1882 and 1883–1886 and at the Sargent Normal School for physical training (now the Boston University college of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences) He graduated from the medical school of New York University in 1889.
Gulick was founding superintendent of the physical education department of the International YMCA Training School, now Springfield College, in Springfield, Massachusetts, from 1887-1900.
He designed a triangle logo representing the YMCA philosophy. This evolved into the block letter "Y" used in the modern YMCA logo, as well as the Springfield College seal.
Gulick persuaded a young instructor named James Naismith, a teacher at the school, to create an indoor game that could be played during the off-season. In response, Naismith invented and popularized basketball. Gulick worked with Naismith to spread the sport, chairing the Basketball Committee of the Amateur Athletic Union (1895–1905) and representing the United States Olympic Committee during the 1908 Olympic Games. For his efforts to increase the popularity of basketball and of physical fitness in general, Gulick was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1959.
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