About Pytt Geddes
Lived 1917 – 2006 (aged 88). Pytt Geddes was a psychotherapist.
Gerda ("Pytt") Geddes (born Gerda Meyer Bruun; 17 July 1917 – 4 March 2006) was responsible for bringing tai chi to the UK. She taught classes at The Place in London.
She was born in Bergen, Norway, the daughter of Gerdt Henrik Meyer Bruun, a successful businessman and politician who served in the Norwegian government as Minister of Trade. During World War II, she joined the Norwegian resistance movement.
She became a friend of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears.
She studied psychology in the US and underwent Reichian analysis in Oslo.
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Who was Pytt Geddes?
T'ai Chi practitioner (1917–2006)
When was Pytt Geddes born?
Pytt Geddes was born on 17 July 1917.
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Pytt Geddes died on 4 March 2006.
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Pytt Geddes was a psychotherapist.
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