John Grün
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De Jean ("John") Grün (27. August 1868 zu Munneref - 3. November 1912 zu Ettelbréck) war e Lëtzebuerger Kraaftmënsch. Hie war besser bekannt ënnert dem Numm Herkul Grün a huet deemools als dee stäerkste Mann vun der Welt gegollt.
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1889 ass de Jean Grün, Jong vun enger alagesiessener Munnerefer Handwierkerfamill, mat 21 Joer, an Amerika ausgewandert. Do huet en den Alexander Marx, e professionellen Athlet a Kraaftmënsch, kennegeléiert. De Marx huet dem Grün säin Talent erkannt, an déi zwéin hu sech zesummegedoen, a se sinn als The Two Marks doruechter op Tournée gaang. 1892, wou de Grün schonns als stäerkste Mann vun der Welt gollt, koum en och op Lëtzebuerg seng Konschte weisen. Spéider huet hie sech mat der belscher Athletin Miss Fanny zesummegedoen, an dono ass en eleng, als John oder Herkul Grün, opgtetrueden.
Bei sengen ëffentlechen Optrëtter huet hie Neel mat de Fangere gebéit, Huffeise mat de Muskelen anzwee baschte gelooss, sech Steng op der Broscht mat engem décken Hummer futtischloe gelooss, an aner Kraaftkonschtstëcker opgeféiert. Eng vu senge bekannsten Nummeren ass op dem Monument, dat d'Stad Munneref opgeriicht huet, ze gesinn: Se bestung doranner, 2 Päerd mat 2 erwuessene Reider drop an d'Lut ze hiewen. Nach haut gëtt vun deem aussergewéinleche Personnage geschwat. Nodeem d'Kräften hie verlooss haten, huet hien eng Zäit laang zu London en Hotel gefouert. No engem Hireschlag ass hien ënner trauregen Ëmstänn am psychiatresche Spidol zu Ettelbréck am Alter vu 44 Joer gestuerwen an zu Munneref begruewe ginn.
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- Thorn, P., John Grün, Roi de la Force, der stärkste Mann der Welt 1868/1912, Luxemburg-Bahnhof, Buchdruckerei Fr. Bourg-Bourger, 1921.
- Am Harry Houdini sengem Buch vun 1929 The Miracle Mongers and their Methods., dat den Ënnertitel dréit A Complete Exposè of the Modus Operandi of Fire Eaters, Heat Resisters, Poison Eaters, Venomous Reptile Defiers, Sword Swallowers, Human Ostriches, Strong Men, Etc., ass ee Kapitel dran iwwer den John Grun Marx, an eent iwwer den Alexander Weyer.
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- "John Grun Marx, a Luxemberger, must have been among the strongest men in the world at the time I knew him. We worked on the same bill several times; but it was at the Olympia, in Paris, that he shone supreme as a strong- man -- and at the same time as a weak one. For, in spite of his sovereign strength, Mars was no match for a pair of bright eyes; all a pretty woman had to do was to smile and John would wilt. And -- Paris was Paris.
- "John Grun Marx, a Luxemberger, must have been among the strongest men in the world at the time I knew him. We worked on the same bill several times; but it was at the Olympia, in Paris, that he shone supreme as a strong- man -- and at the same time as a weak one. For, in spite of his sovereign strength, Mars was no match for a pair of bright eyes; all a pretty woman had to do was to smile and John would wilt. And -- Paris was Paris.
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- Mars's strength was prodigious, and he juggled hundreds, and toyed with thousands, of pounds as a child plays with a rattle. He must have weighed in the neighborhood of three hundred pounds, and he walked like a veritable colossus. In fact, he reminded me of a two-footed baby elephant.
- Mars's strength was prodigious, and he juggled hundreds, and toyed with thousands, of pounds as a child plays with a rattle. He must have weighed in the neighborhood of three hundred pounds, and he walked like a veritable colossus. In fact, he reminded me of a two-footed baby elephant.
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- Always good-natured, he made a host of friends both in the profession and out of it. After years of professional work he settled down as landlord of a public house in England, where, finally, he was prostrated by a mortal illness. Wishing to die in his native city, he returned to Luxemberg. He did not realize that he was bereft of his enormous strength, and those about him humored him: the doctor and the nurses would pretend that he hurt them when he grasped their hands. He died almost forgotten except by his brother artists, but they (myself among them) built a monument to this good-natured Hercules, whose only care was to entertain." (Säit 222 vum Houdini sengem Buch)
- Manderscheid, Roger, Rote Nelken für Herkul Grün, 1983.
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- Jean Wolf, e Lëtzebuerger Kraaftmënsch virum John Grün.
- Eugène Hettinger, e Kraaftmënsch aus dem John Grün senger Zäit.
- Georges Christen, e Kraaftmënsch aus eiser Zäit
- Alexander Weyer, e Kraaftmënsch vu Monnerech
