What is Jean Nidetch?
{{Infobox person |name= Jean Nidetch |image=Jean Nidetch.jpg |alt= |caption= |birth_name= Jean Evelyn Slutsky |birth_date= {{Birth date|1923|10|12}} |birth_place= [[Brooklyn, New York]], [[United States|U.S.]] |death_date= {{Death date and age|2015|4|29|1923|10|12|mf=y}} |death_place= [[Parkland, Florida]], U.S. |death_cause= |resting_place= |occupation= Businesswoman |known_for= Weight Watchers |net_worth = |party= |spouse= |url= |education = City College of New York }} '''Jean Nidetch '''(born '''Jean Evelyn Slutsky''', October 12, 1923 – April 29, 2015) was an [[Americans|American]] businesswoman. She was the co-founder of the [[Weight Watchers]] organization. She founded the organization in 1963. Nidetch died on April 29, 2015, in [[Parkland, Florida]] at age 91.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McFadden|first1=Robert D.|title=Jean Nidetch, 91, Dies; Eyeing Her Girth, She Helped Start Weight Watchers|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/30/business/jean-nidetch-dies-at-91-co-founder-of-weight-watchers-and-dynamic-speaker.html?_r=0|work=The New York Times|date=April 29, 2015|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6Y9yirUfD?url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/30/business/jean-nidetch-dies-at-91-co-founder-of-weight-watchers-and-dynamic-speaker.html?_r=1|archivedate=April 29, 2015|access-date=August 31, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{us-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nidetch, Jean}} [[Category:1923 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Businesspeople from New York City]]