Certificate of graduation from the Military Medical Academy of Petrograd for Peter V. Karpovich

Abstract

This is a translated copy of the Certificate of Graduation from the Military Medical Academy of Petrograd for Peter V. Karpovich. This is translated copy of the original which was signed on December 26, 1919 by Professors V. Tonkoff (president) and Z. Iljin (secretary) of the academy. The original document was translated by Brackett Lewis who was the general secretary of the YMCA of Riga Latvia. The document says that Dr. Karpovich passed his examination set on February 8, 1919. It then lists 20 different examinations and what the rating was for each. All ratings were excellent or satisfactory. Beside these are handwritten notes of the number of years he took courses in these subjects. There is also a handwritten note in the left hand corner that states that the original of this coy was sent to Dr. Karpovich on June 25, 1942 for use with the US Army School of Aviation, Randolph Field , Texas. The signature is very hard to read, but may be Albert Mann. ; Peter V. Karpovich (1896-1975) was born in Russia and trained as a medical doctor at the State Military Academy of Medicine in Petrograd (St. Petersburg), Russia in 1919. Under increasing political and professional turmoil, he fled to Latvia in 1922. In Latvia, Karpovich worked at the Riga YMCA. In 1925, he traveled to the United States to research at Springfield College. While there, he enrolled as a special advanced student and earned a master's degree in physical education. In 1927, while completing his studies, he became a professor of physiology at the college. In the late 1940s, he met and married his second wife, Josephine Rathbone, an acclaimed scholar of physical education and relaxation. From 1961 to 1969, he served as the director of the physiology research laboratory at Springfield College, where he published several seminal books. Karpovich was a founding member of the American College of Sports Medicine and a consultant to many government, private and educational organizations. He remains an internationally recognized pioneer in physical education.