Ludwig Guttman

About

German-British neurologist who founded the Stoke Mandeville Games which evolved into England's Paralympic Games. 

Before Fame

His family fled Germany before the start of World War II. 

Trivia

In 1943, the British government asked him to establish the National Spinal Injuries Centre at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital in an effort to rehabilitate pilots with spinal injuries. 

Family Life

His parents were Bernard and Dorothy Guttmann. 

Associated With

Eddie Marsan played him in a BBC TV film about his life.