Otto Rahn
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1904 – 1939
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Who was Otto Rahn?
Otto Wilhelm Rahn was a German medievalist and an Obersturmführer of the SS, born in Michelstadt, Germany.
Speculation still surrounds Otto Rahn and his research. From an early age, he became interested in the legends of Parsifal, the Holy Grail, Lohengrin and the Nibelungenlied. While attending the University of Giessen he was inspired by his professor, the Baron von Gall, to study the Albigensian movement, and the massacre that occurred at Montségur. Rahn is quoted as saying that "It was a subject that completely captivated me".
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- Born
- Feb 18, 1904
Michelstadt - Nationality
- Germany
- Education
- University of Giessen
- Died
- Mar 13, 1939
Tyrol
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on July 23, 2013
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