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Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander

1909 - 1974

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Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander (19 April 1909 – 15 February 1974), known as Hugh Alexander and C. H. O'D. Alexander, was an Irish-born British cryptanalyst, chess player, and chess writer. He worked on the German Enigma machine at Bletchley Park during the Second World War, and was later the head of the cryptanalysis division at GCHQ for 25 years. He was twice British chess champion and earned the title of International Master. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander is the 151st most popular chess player (down from 102nd in 2019), the 232nd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 171st in 2019) and the most popular Irish Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander ranks 151 out of 461Before him are Anna Muzychuk, Henrique Mecking, Edgard Colle, Chantal Chaudé de Silans, Boško Abramović, and Hermann Pilnik. After him are Georg Marco, Simen Agdestein, Hermanis Matisons, Eduard Gufeld, Sofia Polgár, and Rafael Vaganian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander ranks 293Before him are Beb Bakhuys, George Saling, András Székely, Shōhei Ōoka, Erik Persson, and Severino Minelli. After him are Emmett Toppino, Zoya Fyodorova, Ashapurna Devi, Georges Verriest, Wilhelm Müller, and Norris Bradbury. Among people deceased in 1974, Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander ranks 187Before him are Béla Illés, Edward Condon, Ali Mansur, Arthur Crudup, Marieluise Fleißer, and Kostas Varnalis. After him are Axel Cadier, Francis Blanche, Luis Marín, José Vidal, Margit Slachta, and Nina Agadzhanova.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander ranks 232 out of 549Before him are John Bruton (1947), John Boyne (1971), William Stokes (1804), John Sealy Townsend (1868), John Philip Holland (1840), and Willoughby Hamilton (1864). After him are Ray McAnally (1926), Garret FitzGerald (1926), Margaret Mazzantini (1961), Hugh O'Flaherty (1898), Richard Kirwan (1733), and Michael William Balfe (1808).

Among CHESS PLAYERS In Ireland

Among chess players born in Ireland, Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander ranks 1