Eugen Sandow was a German bodybuilder and showman from Prussia. He was born in Königsberg, and became interested in bodybuilding at the age of ten during a visit to Italy.
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1894 poster for the Sandow Trocadero Vaudevilles, produced by F. Ziegfeld Jr. in one of his first productions[11][12]
Strength, And How To Obtain It by Eugen Sandow was published in 1897 shortly before the start of his monthly periodical.
"A New Sandow Pose (VIII)" from Sandow's Magazine of Physical Culture (1902)
In 1894
Sandow's grave is at Putney Vale Cemetery. (2012)
161 Holland Park Avenue, Holland Park, London W11 4UX, Royal Borough of Kensington and ChelseaConnected to Eugen 4
Athletes born in the 1860s 2
About this person
Category
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1867 to 1925 · aged 58
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