Open AccessGENERAL VIRGIL BĂDULESCU – FOUNDER OF THE FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE D’EDUCATION PHYSIQUE – FIEP
Author(s) -
Gabor Balint
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bulletin of the "transilvania" university of braşov. series ix, sciences of human kinetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2344-2034
pISSN - 2344-2026
DOI - 10.31926/but.shk.2021.14.63.1.17
Subject(s) - fountain , romanian , physical education , member states , russian federation , political science , library science , humanities , sociology , history , pedagogy , art , european union , regional science , philosophy , linguistics , archaeology , computer science , business , economic policy
Romanian general Virgil Bădulescu (1882-1944) was a very important figure in the development of physical education worldwide. He was a founding member of the Federation Internationale d’Education Physique – FIEP, being one of its original executive members, alongside Gents (Belgium), Chryssalis (Greece), Groner (Norway), Miss Fountain (U.K.) and Inspector Sikorski (Poland). He also founded major physical education and sports educational institutions in Romania, contributing to the development of professional military training.