Years 1890 to 1899

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 […]