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Alexander Rueb

1882 - 1959

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Alexander Rueb (27 December 1882 – 2 February 1959) was a Dutch lawyer, diplomat, and chess official. He was born in The Hague. One of the founders of international chess governing body, FIDE, Rueb was elected its first president in 1924. He was succeeded by Folke Rogard in 1949. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Rueb is the 13,619th most popular politician (up from 13,950th in 2019), the 644th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 707th in 2019) and the 97th most popular Dutch Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alexander Rueb ranks 13,619 out of 19,576. Before him are Konstantinos Logothetopoulos, Paul-Émile Janson, Abel Matutes, Robin Cook, Michel Martelly, and William Wain Prior. After him are Anna Harrison, William Cohen, Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, Mohammad Natsir, Bhimsen Thapa, and Igor Matovič.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Alexander Rueb ranks 183. Before him are Mykhailo Boychuk, Osip Piatnitsky, Bill Tuttle, James Somerville, Aleksander Skrzyński, and Wyndham Halswelle. After him are Rik Wouters, Louis Wilkins, Júlio Prestes, Verner Weckman, Amelita Galli-Curci, and Julius Edgar Lilienfeld. Among people deceased in 1959, Alexander Rueb ranks 142. Before him are Esfir Shub, Giuseppe Bottai, Jean Grémillon, Irving Cummings, Nazik al-Abid, Max O. Lorenz, Hans Henny Jahnn, Felix Jacoby, Ragnar Nurkse, Boughera El Ouafi, Lou Costello, and Francis de Miomandre.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Alexander Rueb ranks 644 out of 1,646. Before him are Ibrahim Afellay (1986), Johannes Burman (1707), Gisbertus Voetius (1589), Coen Moulijn (1937), Nicolaas Pieneman (1809), and Maarten Stekelenburg (1982). After him are Pleun Strik (1944), Hendrik Martenszoon Sorgh (null), Willy den Ouden (1918), Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp (1594), Boudewijn Zenden (1976), and Willem Piso (1611).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Alexander Rueb ranks 97. Before him are Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (1691), Jo Cals (1914), Gerrit Schimmelpenninck (1794), Piet Dankert (1934), Henri Alexis Brialmont (1821), and Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873). After him are Neelie Kroes (1941), Ramon Dekkers (1969), Theo Heemskerk (1852), Jan Jacob Rochussen (1797), Sandra Roelofs (1968), and Jan Heemskerk (1818).

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