Erich Rahn

German judoka (1885-1973)

Born

1 May 1885, Berlin

Died

5 July 1973, Berlin

Citizenship

Germany

Sport

judo

Occupation

judoka

Erich Rahn (May 1, 1885 - July 6, 1973) was a German martial artist, actor and writer. He pioneered the practice of jujutsu and judo in Germany, being called the "founder of European Jiu-Jitsu".

External links

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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.