| 词条 | William Blaikie |
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| name = William Blaikie | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = May 24, 1843 | birth_place = York, New York, U.S. | death_date = December 6, 1904 | death_place = New York City, U.S. | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | residence = 52 East 21st Street, Gramercy Park, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = | education = Boston Latin School Harvard Law School | employer = | occupation = Lawyer, athlete, author | title = | salary = | networth = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | religion = | spouse = | children = | parents = | relatives = }}William Blaikie (May 24, 1843 - December 6, 1904) was an American lawyer, athlete and the author two books about strength training. He was described by The Evening World as "one of the earliest and most vigorous advocates of physical culture" in the United States.[1] LifeBlaikie was born on May 24, 1843 in York, New York.[1] He was educated in Boston, where he attended the Boston Latin School.[1] He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1868.[1] Blaikie worked as a lawyer in New York City.[1] An athlete,[2] he was described by The Evening World as "one of the earliest and most vigorous advocates of physical culture" in the United States.[3] He was a weight lifter, and a long-distance walker.[1] For example, he walked from Boston to New York City in four days and a half.[1] He authored two books about strength training,[1] including How To Get Strong and How To Stay So, first published in 1875.[2] One of his most assiduous readers was Alan Calvert, who went on to found one of the first companies to sell barbells and publish one of the first magazines on strength training in the United States.[4] With his wife, Blaikie resided at 52 East 21st Street, Gramercy Park, Manhattan.[3] He died of apoplexy on December 6, 1904 in New York City, at 61.[1][5] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite news |title=William Blaikie Dead. He Wrote About and Practised Athletic Training With Success. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/20402223/?terms=%22William%2BBlaikie%22 |accessdate=January 3, 2019 |work=The New York Times |date=December 7, 1904|page=9|via=Newspapers.com|registration=yes}} 2. ^1 {{cite news |title=Well-Known Athlete Dead |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/275911932/?terms=%22William%2BBlaikie%22 |accessdate=January 3, 2019 |work=Star-Gazette |date=December 10, 1904}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite news |title=Author Athlete Dies Suddenly. William Blaikie, Well-Known Lawyer, Pioneer Advocate of Physical Culture, Stricken with Apoplexy While Asleep. Retired Apparently in Best of Health. Had Written and Lectured on Subject of Athletics and Was Recognized as an Authority--Graduate of Harvard. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/88467558/?terms=%22William%2BBlaikie%22 |accessdate=January 3, 2019 |work=The Evening World |date=December 6, 1904|page=6|via=Newspapers.com|registration=yes}} 4. ^{{cite journal |last1=Beckwith |first1=Kimberly |last2=Todd |first2=Jan |title=Strength, America's First Muscle Magazine: 1914-1935 |journal=Iron Game History: The Journal of Physical Culture |date=August 2005 |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=11–28}} 5. ^{{cite news |title=William Blaikie Dead. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/80787470/?terms=%22William%2BBlaikie%22 |accessdate=January 3, 2019 |work=The Bourbon News |date=December 9, 1904|page=8|via=Newspapers.com|registration=yes}} External links
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