Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Friedrich Ludwig Jahn

German Prussian gymnastics educator and nationalist

Date of Birth: 11-Aug-1778

Place of Birth: Lanz, Brandenburg, Germany

Date of Death: 15-Oct-1852

Profession: teacher, politician, pedagogue, gymnast

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (11 August 1778 – 15 October 1852) was a German gymnastics educator and nationalist whose writing is credited with the founding of the German gymnastics (Turner) movement as well as influencing the German Campaign of 1813, during which a coalition of German states effectively ended the occupation of Napoleon's First French Empire.
His admirers know him as Turnvater Jahn, roughly meaning "father of gymnastics" Jahn.