CHESS PLAYER
Jacques Mieses
1865 - 1954

Jacques Mieses
Jacques Mieses (born Jacob Mieses; 27 February 1865 – 23 February 1954) was a German chess player. Mieses, who was Jewish, fled the Nazi regime in 1938 and later became a British citizen.p258 He was one of the inaugural recipients of the title International Grandmaster from FIDE in 1950. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Mieses is the 107th most popular chess player (down from 93rd in 2019), the 3,977th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,857th in 2019) and the 5th most popular German Chess Player.
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Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Jacques Mieses ranks 107 out of 461. Before him are Mišo Cebalo, Alexander Khalifman, Israel Albert Horowitz, Jean Dufresne, Ignatz Kolisch, and Alexander Petrov. After him are André Chéron, Veselin Topalov, Philipp Stamma, Grigory Levenfish, Vasja Pirc, and Peter Leko.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMišo Cebalo
1945 - 2022
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 101
Alexander Khalifman
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 102
Israel Albert Horowitz
1907 - 1973
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 103
Jean Dufresne
1829 - 1893
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 104
Ignatz Kolisch
1837 - 1889
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 105
Alexander Petrov
1799 - 1867
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 106
Jacques Mieses
1865 - 1954
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 107
André Chéron
1895 - 1980
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 108
Veselin Topalov
1975 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 109
Philipp Stamma
1705 - 1755
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 110
Grigory Levenfish
1889 - 1961
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 111
Vasja Pirc
1907 - 1980
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 112
Peter Leko
1979 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 113
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1865, Jacques Mieses ranks 118. Before him are Ursula Ledóchowska, Elise Richter, Robert W. Chambers, Albert Aurier, Arie de Jong, and Pekka Halonen. After him are Kristjan Raud, Yevgeni Bauer, Henri Lebasque, Gustaf Söderström, May Whitty, and Robert Henri. Among people deceased in 1954, Jacques Mieses ranks 102. Before him are Mikhail Prishvin, Leonard Eugene Dickson, Hella Wuolijoki, John Lennard-Jones, Pyotr Leshchenko, and Vera Gaze. After him are Alberto Braglia, Zofia Nałkowska, B. C. Forbes, Agus Salim, Theodor Loos, and Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius.
Others Born in 1865
Go to all RankingsUrsula Ledóchowska
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1865 - 1939
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 112
Elise Richter
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1943
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 113
Robert W. Chambers
WRITER
1865 - 1933
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 114
Albert Aurier
WRITER
1865 - 1892
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 115
Arie de Jong
LINGUIST
1865 - 1957
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 116
Pekka Halonen
PAINTER
1865 - 1933
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 117
Jacques Mieses
CHESS PLAYER
1865 - 1954
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 118
Kristjan Raud
PAINTER
1865 - 1943
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 119
Yevgeni Bauer
FILM DIRECTOR
1865 - 1917
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 120
Henri Lebasque
PAINTER
1865 - 1937
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 121
Gustaf Söderström
ATHLETE
1865 - 1958
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 122
May Whitty
ACTOR
1865 - 1948
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 123
Robert Henri
PAINTER
1865 - 1929
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 124
Others Deceased in 1954
Go to all RankingsMikhail Prishvin
WRITER
1873 - 1954
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 96
Leonard Eugene Dickson
MATHEMATICIAN
1874 - 1954
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 97
Hella Wuolijoki
WRITER
1886 - 1954
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 98
John Lennard-Jones
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1954
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 99
Pyotr Leshchenko
SINGER
1898 - 1954
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 100
Vera Gaze
ASTRONOMER
1899 - 1954
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 101
Jacques Mieses
CHESS PLAYER
1865 - 1954
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 102
Alberto Braglia
GYMNAST
1883 - 1954
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 103
Zofia Nałkowska
WRITER
1884 - 1954
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 104
B. C. Forbes
BUSINESSPERSON
1880 - 1954
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 105
Agus Salim
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1954
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 106
Theodor Loos
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1883 - 1954
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 107
Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1954
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 108
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Jacques Mieses ranks 3,979 out of 7,253. Before him are Robert Hermann Schomburgk (1804), Frederic Lewy (1885), Otto Deßloch (1889), Franz Josef Ruprecht (1814), Wilfried Dietrich (1933), and Andrey Osterman (1686). After him are Cem Özdemir (1965), Walter Momper (1945), Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1674), Stefan Reuter (1966), Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt (1887), and Heinrich Zille (1858).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsRobert Hermann Schomburgk
EXPLORER
1804 - 1865
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 3,973
Frederic Lewy
PHYSICIAN
1885 - 1950
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 3,974
Otto Deßloch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1977
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 3,975
Franz Josef Ruprecht
PHYSICIAN
1814 - 1870
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 3,976
Wilfried Dietrich
WRESTLER
1933 - 1992
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 3,977
Andrey Osterman
POLITICIAN
1686 - 1747
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 3,978
Jacques Mieses
CHESS PLAYER
1865 - 1954
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 3,979
Cem Özdemir
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 3,980
Walter Momper
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 3,981
Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1674 - 1713
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 3,982
Stefan Reuter
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 3,983
Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1943
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 3,984
Heinrich Zille
PHOTOGRAPHER
1858 - 1929
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 3,985
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Germany
Among chess players born in Germany, Jacques Mieses ranks 5. Before him are Robert Hübner (1948), Louis Paulsen (1833), Friedrich Sämisch (1896), and Jean Dufresne (1829). After him are Wolfgang Uhlmann (1935), Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa (1818), Sonja Graf (1908), Wolfgang Unzicker (1925), Hermann Pilnik (1914), Bernhard Horwitz (1807), and Boris Gulko (1947).
Robert Hübner
1948 - 2025
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 1
Louis Paulsen
1833 - 1891
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 2
Friedrich Sämisch
1896 - 1975
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 3
Jean Dufresne
1829 - 1893
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 4
Jacques Mieses
1865 - 1954
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 5
Wolfgang Uhlmann
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 6
Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa
1818 - 1899
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 7
Sonja Graf
1908 - 1965
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 8
Wolfgang Unzicker
1925 - 2006
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 9
Hermann Pilnik
1914 - 1981
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 10
Bernhard Horwitz
1807 - 1885
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 11
Boris Gulko
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 12