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Georg Hackenschmidt was born on August 2, 1877in Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia. He was a son of Georg Friedrich Heinrich Hackenschmidt and Ida Louise Johansson.
He was an early 20th-century Estonian strongman, professional wrestler, author, and sports philosopher who is recognized as professional wrestling's first world heavyweight champion.
He married Rachel Marie Lucienne Blondeau on November 9, 1915 in Berlin, Germany.
Georg Hackenschmidt died on February 19, 1968 in London, England.
Ancestry.com. Berlin, Germany, Marriages, 1874-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2007.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hackenschmidt
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