Eugen Sandow

Prussian bodybuilder (1867–1925)

Eugen Sandow (born Friedrich Wilhelm Müller, German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈmʏlɐ]; 2 April 1867 – 14 October 1925) 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. After a time in the circus, Sandow studied under strongman Ludwig Durlacher in the late 1880s.

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