Arthur H. Steinhaus

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Arthur H. Steinhaus (born October 4, 1897 in Chicago , Illinois , † February 8, 1970 in East Lansing , Michigan ) was an American sports physiologist . He is considered one of the founders of American application-oriented sports medicine .

Live and act

After high school , Steinhaus enrolled at the University of Chicago (1919–1928), where he received his BS , MS, and Ph.D. got in zoology and physiology . In addition, he obtained a Bachelor of Physical Education (BPE) and a Master of Physical Education (MPE) in physical exercise at George Williams College in Chicago (1915-1926) operated by the Christian Association of Young People . Steinhaus was associated with this institution for fifty years as a student, teacher and dean (1915–1965). In 1931 he visited Europe with a Guggenheim grant . During World War II he was a consultant to the US Navy in the areas of fitness and rehabilitation . Steinhaus was President of the National Academy of Kinesiology from 1943 to 1945 . In 1954 he founded the American College of Sports Medicine .

After retirement, he was a senior professor at Michigan State University for three years . In addition, he held visiting professorships in all parts of the world, since as one of the founding fathers of modern application-oriented sports medicine, he was in demand everywhere.

Research and Importance

Steinhaus mainly dealt with the effects of daily life (eating, drinking, sleeping, smoking) on ​​health. He shaped the health consciousness of the Americans. Because he was a respected researcher, his opinion was also asked for in newspapers and magazines.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Contemporary Authors - Permanent Series (in two volumes) (Gale: Detroit, MI, 1975-78), vol. 1, p. 600
  2. ^ Arthur H. Steinhaus 1931 - US & Canada Competition Natural Sciences - Molecular & Cellular Biology . John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
  3. ↑ http://www.acsm.org/docs/other-documents/50-years-of-progress-and-service.pdf
  4. ^ Tobacco and Health: Some Facts About Smoking. New York: Association Press, 1942
  5. ↑ http://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Citation/1970/02010/Arthur_H__Steinhaus_.1.aspx
  6. ^ Arnd Krüger : The American sport between isolationism and internationalism . In: competitive sport . Volume 18. No. 1 , 1988, p. 43-47 .
personal data
SURNAME Steinhaus, Arthur H.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American exercise physiologist
DATE OF BIRTH October 4, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago
DATE OF DEATH February 8, 1970
Place of death East Lansing , Michigan