Background
Butovskii, Aleksei was born in 1833.
Butovskii, Aleksei was born in 1833.
Educated at the Petrovskii and Konstantinovskii Cadet Corps.
One of the founders of the contemporary Olympic Games. Foundermember of the International Olympic Committee, and ordinary member,
1894- 1900. Lieutenant-general of the Imperial Russian Army.
In 1888, member of the commission working on the methods of military gymnastics in civil educational institutions. Headed the courses for future officer-tutors of physical training at the cadet corps. Follower of P. Leshaft’s ideas about physical education of young people.