Connor Henry
J Med Biogr. 2012 Aug;20(3):111-25. doi: 10.1258/jmb.2012.012006.
William Penny Brookes lived all his life in Much Wenlock in Shropshire where he worked as a general practitioner for 60 years. He is now best remembered as the founder of the Wenlock Olympian Society, as a founding member of the first national Olympian association and for his influence on Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic movement. He was a tireless campaigner for the introduction of physical education and a lessening of the academic workload in elementary schools. He was also an important figure in the medical reform movement of the mid-19th century. In Much Wenlock he was a much respected philanthropist and was involved in many civic activities. He was also a notable botanist and antiquarian.
威廉·彭尼·布鲁克斯一生都生活在什罗普郡的马奇文洛克，他在那里当了60年的全科医生。如今，他最为人铭记的身份是温洛克奥林匹亚协会的创始人、首个全国性奥林匹亚协会的创始成员，以及他对现代奥林匹克运动创始人皮埃尔·德·顾拜旦男爵的影响。他是一位不知疲倦的倡导者，致力于在小学推行体育教育并减轻学业负担。他也是19世纪中叶医疗改革运动中的重要人物。在马奇文洛克，他是备受尊敬的慈善家，参与了许多 civic 活动。他还是一位著名的植物学家和古文物研究者。
