Jean Nidetch
Jean Nidetch (born October 12, 1923 in Brooklyn , New York City , † April 29, 2015 in Parkland , Florida ) was an American entrepreneur .
Life
Nidetch came from a Jewish family and attended Girls' High School in Brooklyn. She graduated from the City College of New York . Nidetch then worked for the Mullin Furniture Company in Jamaica, New York, for the Man O'War Publishing Company and then for the Internal Revenue Service , where she met her husband. Due to her own weight problems, she joined a self-help group in New York City and founded the organization with some of this group and thus became a co-founder of the US company Weight Watchers in 1963 . In 1978 Weight Watchers was sold to the US company HJ Heinz Company . Nidetch stayed with Weight Watchers as a consultant after the sale.
Web links
- Robert D. McFadden: Jean Nidetch, 91, Dies; Pounds Came Off, and Weight Watchers Was Born. Obituary in the New York Times, April 29, 2015
- Emily Langer: Jean Nidetch, ardent promoter of Weight Watchers, dies at 91. Obituary in the Washington Post of April 29, 2015 (English)
- Hailey Branson-Potts: Jean Nidetch dies at 91; a founder of Weight Watchers. Obituary in the Los Angeles Times of April 30, 2015 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nidetch, Jean |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Slutsky, Jean Evelyn |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American businesswoman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 29, 2015 |
| Place of death | Parkland , Florida |