Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for Eugen Sandow across 4 places, from 1867 to 1925.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Eugen Sandow (born Friedrich Wilhelm Müller, 2 April 1867 – 14 October 1925) was a German bodybuilder and showman from Prussia.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Every dot is a place Eugen Sandow is documented in, on a dated record. The interactive globe carries the full detail.
Where Eugen Sandow was documented, and when
2 April 1867exact date
Königsbergattested“Sandow was born in Königsberg, Prussia (now Kaliningrad), on 2 April 1867.”source: Wikipedia: Eugen Sandow
1889year
Londonattested“Durlacher recognized Sandow's potential, mentored him, and in 1889 encouraged him to travel to London and enter a strongmen competition.”source: Wikipedia: Eugen Sandow
1905year
Indiaattested“Sandow was acclaimed on his 1905 visit to India, when he was already a "cultural hero" in the country at a time of strong nationalistic feeling.”source: Wikipedia: Eugen Sandow
14 October 1925exact date
Kensington, Londonattested“Sandow died at his home in Kensington, London, on 14 October 1925 of what newspapers announced as a brain hemorrhage at age 58.”source: Wikipedia: Eugen Sandow
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1893year
Chicagomentioned“Florenz Ziegfeld wanted to display Sandow at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, but Ziegfeld knew that Maurice Grau had Sandow under a contract.”source: Wikipedia: Eugen Sandow
April 1894month
Golden Gate Parkmentioned“In April 1894, Sandow gave one of his "muscle display performances" at the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894 in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco at the "Vienna Prater" Theater.”source: Wikipedia: Eugen Sandow
April 1894month
California Midwinter International Expositionmentioned“In April 1894, Sandow gave one of his "muscle display performances" at the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894 in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco at the "Vienna Prater" Theater.”source: Wikipedia: Eugen Sandow
1901year
Londonmentioned“In 1901, Sandow organized the world's first major bodybuilding competition in London's Royal Albert Hall.”source: Wikipedia: Eugen Sandow
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