Google honoured Sir Ludwig Guttmann, founder of the Paralympic movement

 Google dedicates it’s doodle tradition in his name on his 122nd birth anniversary on Saturday. The illustration was made by Baltimore-based guest artist Ashanti Fortson. The Google says that doodle “celebrates the 122nd birthday of Jewish, German-born British neurologist Professor Sir Ludwig “Poppa.” Talking more about the famous personality, Guttman was born on July 3, 1899 in Tost, Germany, which now comes under Poland. He was forced to leave Germany in wake of the increasing persecution of Jews during the Nazi rule. He was one of the top neurosurgeons of Germany that time, escaped to England in 1939 with his family. As the head of the spinal injuries unit at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in 1948, he organised an archery competition for wheelchair users. Later, it got known by the name of “Stoke Mandeville Games”, breaking down barriers of disability for sports. It later evolved into Paralympic Games.

The Stoke Mandeville Games went international in 1960 introduced itself on global platform. The game saw participation of about 400 athletes with disabilities from across the world. Guttmann was knighted by Britain’s Queen in 1966. Later, he took his last breath on March 18, 1980.

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