| LC control no. | n 81114043 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Weider, Ben, 1923-2008 |
| Birth date | 19230201 |
| Death date | 20081017 |
| Place of birth | Montréal, Québec |
| Place of death | Montréal, Québec |
| Field of activity | Bodybuilding Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 |
| Affiliation | IFBB International Napoleonic Society |
| Found in | His Les hommes forts du Québec, 1973. Strength and weight training for young athletes, 1994: CIP t.p. (Ben Weider) pref., etc. (C.M., Ph.D.; president of International Federation of Bodybuilders, Montreal) Napoleon, 2000: t.p. (Ben Weider) cover p. 4 (president of the International Napoleonic Society) New York times WWW site, Oct. 21, 2008 (in obituary published Oct. 20: Ben Weider; b. in Montreal; d. there Friday [Oct. 17, 2008], aged 85; with his brother Joe, brought bodybuilding into the international spotlight by organizing professional competitions like Mr. Olympia and by grooming stars like Arnold Schwarzenegger; published several books on Napoleon) Library and Archives Canada auth. file via VIAF, Sept. 28, 2012 (hdg.: Weider, Ben, 1924- ; b. Feb. 1, 1924; d. Oct. 17, 2008) Wikipedia, Dec. 13, 2012 (Benjamin "Ben" Weider; b. Feb. 1, 1923, Montreal, Quebec) |
| Associated language | eng fre |
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