1893 – Eugene Sandow
Often referred to as the "Father Of Modern Body Building", Eugene Sandow was born as Friederich Wilhelm Mueller in Königsberg, Germany on April 2, 1867. He was discovered in Italy by Florenz Ziegfeld, and recruited for his show at the age of 19.
One of Ziegfeld's top performers, Sandow also organized the first body building competition in 1901, and was well recognized as an astute business man until his premature death in 1925 at the age of 58.
And thus ends our very short reference to Eugene Sandow.
Original image photographed in 1893 by Napoleon Sarony, N.Y.
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