[PW] 19th century bodybuilder?

[David Anderson]

  Allen,

  Leonide Keating turns up again in the 1910 census in the Manhattan borough 
of NYC with his wife Katherine.
  He's listed as a doctor, no children, but with a lodger (a stock brocker) 
and a servant, in 509 W 110st, apparently an apartment house.

  In the 1900 census he lists himself as a specialist in nervous diseases. 
The 1900 census also gives his birth date as Oct 1855; his residence at 511 
Hickory St. He also has a tutor, a Frederick Ingersoll, born in Ohio in May 
1869.

  I did not find Leonide or Katherine in the 1920 census. I also tried 
earlier years, but, guessing, I think he went by a different name-- perhaps 
James or Martin, etc. -- and chose Leonide as a "professional" name.

  By the way I found the book in the World Catalog as Man in the _mystic_ 
(my emphasis) universe: his growth and development under the laws of 
evolution (Philadelphia : Slocum, 1901). 296 pages. The Library of Congress 
subject headings are Mind and body & Physical education and training, 
classified in BF161.  The second SH sounds like Charles Atlas books, the 
first SH sounds like early Christian Science materials.

  I'm not recommending a body building book, even though it might help.

  What else do you know about Leonide?

  David

  David C Anderson
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  Lincoln, CA 95648-2474 USA
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: <AllenAmet at aol.com>
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  Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 12:05 PM
  Subject: [PW] 19th century bodybuilder?


  > Hi,
  >
  >   I am trying to write an article on a strange character named Leonide
  > Keating, who was born in England around 1855 and came to the US ten 
years later. In
  > 1900, he was living in Niles, Michigan, but he also worked in Chicago.
  >
  >  He wrote an odd book in 1901, called 'Man In the Infinite Universe,' 
which
  > was rather "far out", but also contained an illustrated section on his 
method
  > of body building ("think rigid") - he looked like the Arnold S. of his 
time,
  > and did quite well financially. At one point (ca 1905), he owned a large
  > country farm with a "40-ton icehouse."
  >
  >  Can anyone recommend a good book on the history of US body building, 
which
  > hopefully might mention him? I don't know when he died...
  >
  > Much thanks!
  >
  > Allen
  >
  >
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