A portrait photograph of Jakob Bolin. Jakob Bolin was born in Stockholm, Sweden on November 5, 1863. Educated in Stockholm, he spent two years in the United States (1885-1887) before returning to Sweden to study medical-gymnastics at Liedbeck's Institute. In 1888, he returned to the United States and practiced medical gymnastics and massage in New York City until he accepted a position at the University of Utah as a professor of physical education.
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