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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004
George Hackenschmidt (1877–1968) by unknown photographer, 1926 [undergoing massage during training] Getty Images

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Hackenschmidt, George (1877–1968), wrestler and philosopher  

Mike Tripp

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Hackenschmidt, George (1877–1968), wrestler and philosopher, was born on 20 July 1877 at Dorpat, Estonia (then part of the Russian empire). Little is known about his parents, other than that his father was a dyer, and despite his Germanic-sounding name, was of Swedish origin. ...