Talk:Apollon (strongman)

Date of birth

According to Dr Emmanuel Legeard, the French strength sports specialist, Louis Uni was born at eight o'clock in the morning on February 21, 1862 at no. 18 on the boulevard that today bears his name (Boulevard Louis Uni in Marsillargues) in the house his father Jean-Jacques Uni had built in 1845 [Legeard, Emmanuel, La Force (2005) pp.207-208]. He was the son of Jacques and Elisabeth (née Brémond) and the grandson of 2 m 03 giant. When contacted, the civil registrar of the commune of Marsillargues confirmed the date of birth and the facts reported by Emmanuel Legeard (city hall (phone): 0033 4 67 83 52 10).

ThalèsWasHere (talk) 10:51, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

Uni was a friend and protegé of academic and champion of physical education Edmond Desbonnet

I don't think Edmond Desbonnet qualifies as an "academic", since the founder of the physical culture movement in France had apparently no academic degree, whatsoever (this reproach was often made against him by his main competitor, Navy Lieutenant Georges Hébert (1875–1957), and it was the reason why Desbonnet needed the scientific sponsoring of Dr Rouhet, M.D.) But since I haven't found any document to prove anything either way, so far, the matter remains opaque (the only thing which can be held for absolutely certain is that Desbonnet never held any academic position). Could someone please check this up?

ThalèsWasHere (talk) 10:51, 18 February 2015 (UTC)