14-558: Sigismund (variants: Sigmund , Siegmund ) is a German proper name, meaning "protection through victory", from Old High German sigu "victory" + munt "hand, protection". Tacitus latinises it Segimundus . There appears to be an older form of the High German word "Sieg" (victory): sigis , obviously Gothic and an inferred Germanic form, and there is a younger form: sigi , which is Old Saxon or Old High German sigu (both from about 9th century). A 5th century Prince of Burgundy
28-587: A hero in Norse mythology Siegmund, a focal character in Richard Wagner 's Die Walküre Sigmund (comics) , Doctor Sigmund, a Dutch comics character Siegmund, a fictional lance wielded by Ephraim in video game Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones Sigmund the Sorcerer, a fictional character from the kids' TV show Fanboy & Chum Chum Sigmund, the titular sea monster of the kids' TV show from
42-470: A year later. A reader of strength magazines, and admirer of his father's muscular arms, Klein began his own weight training at age 12 with an improvised use of window counterweights . By age 17, he was training with a standard set of 100-pound barbells . In 1924, Klein arrived in New York City and arranged to take over operation of a gymnasium previously owned by Louis Attila , the inventor of
56-596: Is a Germanic given name with roots in proto-Germanic *segaz and *mundō , giving a rough translation of "protection through victory". People with this name [ edit ] Sigmund Ahnfelt , Swedish major general Sigmund Borgundvåg , Norwegian naval architect Sigmund Brouwer , Canadian author Sigmund Fraenkel , Polish-Austrian chemist Sigmund Freud , Austrian-Jewish psychologist Sigmund Freudenberger , Swiss painter Sigmund Hecht (1849–1925), Hungarian-born American Reform rabbi Sigmund Esco "Jackie" Jackson , African-American singer in
70-651: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Siegmund Klein Siegmund Klein (April 10, 1902 – May 24, 1987) was a German-American strongman , bodybuilder , magazine publisher, and gymnasium owner prominent in physical culture . He was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame in 2006. "Sig" Klein was born in 1902 in Toruń , Germany (now within Poland ), and his family moved to Cleveland, Ohio
84-408: The bent press weight training exercise and trainer of pioneering bodybuilder Eugen Sandow . Klein met and later married Attila's daughter Grace. In July 1926, he arranged for Tony Sansone to continue running Attila's gym, and Klein opened his own gym at 207 West 48th Street/717 Seventh Avenue. At only 30 feet (9.1 m) by 40 feet (12 m), Klein's "Physical Culture Studio" became one of
98-510: The 1970s, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters See also [ edit ] Sig (given name) Sigmund (disambiguation) , other meanings Sigismund Zygmunt , a list of people with the given name or surname Zygmunt, Zigmunt or Zigmund [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to
112-916: The Jackson 5 Sigmund Jähn , an East German cosmonaut Siegmund Klein (1902–1987), American bodybuilder Sigmund Kvaløy Setreng , Norwegian philosopher and activist Sigmund Mifsud , Maltese musician Sigmund Moren , Norwegian philologist Sigmund Mowinckel , Norwegian professor and theologian Sigmund Rascher , German SS doctor Sigmund Romberg , a Hungarian composer Sigmund Ruud , Norwegian ski jumper Sigmund Skard , Norwegian poet Sigmund Sternberg , Hungarian-British businessman and philanthropist Sigmund Sommer , American builder Sigmund von Erlach , Swiss military commander Sigmund von Haimhausen , Bavarian aristocrat Sigmund Widmer (1919-2003), Swiss politician Sigmund Zois , Carniolan nobleman Mythological and fictional characters [ edit ] Sigmund (also Siegmund),
126-1279: The Lithuanian language, from which it was adopted by the Ruthenian language as Жыгімонт (such are the cases of Sigismund Kęstutaitis , Sigismund Korybut , Sigismund I the Old , Sigismund II Augustus ). The Polish spelling is Zygmunt , and the Serbo-Croatian variant is Žigmund . Sigmund (given name) Sigmund Pronunciation / ˈ s ɪ ɡ m ən d / German: [ˈziːkmʊnt] Polish: [ˈɕiɡmunt] Gender Male Language(s) Germanic languages Origin Meaning Protective Victory Region of origin Northwestern and Northern Europe Other names Alternative spelling Siegmund Nickname(s) Sig Derived segaz "victory" + mundō "hand, protection" Related names Sigismund , Zygmunt Sigmund , also spelled Siegmund ,
140-759: The intended article. References [ edit ] ^ Gauché, Isebell (2012). The A to Z of Names (Revised and Expanded Edition) : Discover the promise your name holds . Cape Town: Struik Christian Media. ISBN 978-1415316269 . lemma: Siegmund. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sigmund_(given_name)&oldid=1241012887 " Categories : Given names English masculine given names Masculine given names German masculine given names Norwegian masculine given names Hungarian masculine given names Jewish given names Hidden categories: Pages with German IPA Pages with Polish IPA Articles with short description Short description
154-658: The most well-known gyms in the U.S. in the 1940s and 1950s, and many photo shoots for Joe Weider 's magazines were conducted there. He closed his gym for the first time in November 1968 to attend Bob Hoffman 's 70th birthday party; it closed permanently after 48 years of operation (circa 1974), though the building was still in use as of 2016. Klein published his own magazine, Klein's Bell , from June 1931 to December 1932, when it merged with Bob Hoffman 's new Strength & Health , for which Klein began writing in 1933. In addition to Hoffman's and Weider's magazines, Klein
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#1732765860424168-466: Was at age 35 and he had continued to work out just three times a week from then on, with hour-long sessions. The organization that became the Association of Oldtime Barbell and Strongmen (AOBS) began with Vic Boff, Leo Murdock, and others putting together a surprise 80th birthday party for Klein in 1982. The strong interest by attendees at this and several followup events solidified the formation of
182-413: Was known both as Sigismund and Sigimund (see Ernst Förstemann , Altdeutsche Personennamen , 1906; Henning Kaufmann, Altdeutsche Personennamen , Ergänzungsband, 1968). Its Hungarian equivalent is Zsigmond . A Lithuanian name Žygimantas , meaning "wealth of (military) campaign", from Lithuanian žygis "campaign, march" + manta "goods, wealth", has been a substitution of the name Sigismund in
196-407: Was on the covers of Iron Man , Vim , Edmond Desbonnet 's La Culture Physique , and Bernarr Macfadden 's Physical Culture magazine. Regarding the regularity of working out, he held the belief that once a bodybuilder is in good shape with sensibly developed muscles, it doesn't take a lot of training to keep it. Referring to himself as an example, Klein wrote in 1969 that his last heavy lifting
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