Hans Duhm

Hans Duhm

Hans Duhm (12 August 1878, Göttingen – 4 January 1946) was a German–Swiss chess master.

Born in Göttingen, Germany, he was the elder brother of Dietrich Duhm and Andreas Duhm. His father, Bernhard Duhm, was a professor for Protestant theology (Old Testament) in Göttingen and Basel, Switzerland.[1] Hans studied theology too, graduated from the University of Strasbourg, Alsace (then German Empire), and received the Lizentiate degree (post graduate Doctorate). He published a theologian book Die bösen Geister im Alten Testament (Mohr Verlag, Tübingen und Leipzig 1904). He was a professor of Exegesis of the Old Testament in Göttingen and Breslau.[2]

He shared 1st at St. Gallen 1901 (Swiss Chess Championship) and became a co-champion.[3] He tied for 16-17th in the Mannheim 1914 chess tournament (the 19th DSB Congress, Hauptturnier A, Hallegua won),[4] and tied for 7-8th at Hannover 1926 (Aron Nimzowitsch won).[5] Dr. Hans Duhm was five-time Lower Saxony Champion (Der Niedersächsische Schachverband, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, and 1929).[6]

  1. ^ "History - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen".
  2. ^ Müller, Gerhard (ed.). Theologische Realenzyklopädie. De Gruyter.
  3. ^ Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01
  4. ^ "Das unvollendete Turnier: Mannheim 1914". 20 December 2005.
  5. ^ "Hannover". Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  6. ^ "Niedersächsischer Schachverband e.V. - Landesmeister". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2009-02-05.