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Jakob Rosanes
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Intro | German mathematician and chess player |
A.K.A. | Rosanes, Jakob Rosanes |
Was | Mathematician Chess player Professor Educator |
From | Germany |
Field | Academia Mathematics Sports |
Gender | male |
Birth | 16 August 1842, Brody, Ukraine |
Death | 1922, Wrocław, People's Republic of Poland (aged 79 years) |
Star sign | Leo |
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Biography
Jakob Rosanes (also Jacob; 16 August 1842 – 6 January 1922) was a German mathematician who worked on algebraic geometry and invariant theory. He was also a chess master.
Rosanes studied at University of Berlin and the University of Breslau. He obtained his doctorate from Breslau (Wrocław) in 1865 and taught there for the rest of his working life. He became professor in 1876 and rector of the university during the years 1903–1904.
Rosanes made significant contributions in Cremona transformations.
Notable chess games
- Jakob Rosanes vs Adolf Anderssen, Breslau 1862, Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. Rio Gambit Accepted (C67), 1-0 Sometimes, Rosanes was able to beat even one of the best masters of his time, Adolf Anderssen...
- Jakob Rosanes vs Adolf Anderssen, Breslau, 1863, King's Gambit: Accepted. Kieseritzky Gambit Anderssen Defense (C39), 0-1 ...but as shows this beautiful game, the opposite result was probably quite usual in their games.
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http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?letter=R&artid=363
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1019149
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1019162
http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Rosanes.html
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=16031
https://d-nb.info/gnd/116608676
http://isni.org/isni/0000000014016936
https://genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=49062
http://uli.nli.org.il/F/?func=direct&doc_number=001433399&local_base=nlx10
https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w62m0b51
https://viaf.org/viaf/45058541
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/viaf-45058541
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