Benjamin "Ben" Weider, OC, CQ (February 1, 1923 – October 17, 2008) was the co-founder of the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) along with brother Joe Weider. He was a Canadian businessman from Montreal, well-known in two areas: Bodybuilding and Napoleonic history.
Benjamin Weider was born on 1 February 1923 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Weider served in the Canadian armed forces during World War II.
In bodybuilding he founded and ra...
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Benjamin "Ben" Weider, OC, CQ (February 1, 1923 – October 17, 2008) was the co-founder of the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) along with brother Joe Weider. He was a Canadian businessman from Montreal, well-known in two areas: Bodybuilding and Napoleonic history.
Benjamin Weider was born on 1 February 1923 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Weider served in the Canadian armed forces during World War II.
In bodybuilding he founded and ran a physical fitness and sporting goods company bearing his name. He was IFBB president until October 29, 2006, when he announced his retirement. He donated a gym to the Israeli Knesset.
In Napoleonic circles Weider was known as a forceful advocate of the theory that Napoleon was assassinated by a member of his entourage during his exile in Saint Helena. He co-authored several books, Assassination at St. Helena and Assassination at St. Helena Revisited, with Sten Forshufvud and The Murder Of Napoleon, with David Hapgood about this. Weider also...
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