CHESS PLAYER
Jean Dufresne
1829 - 1893

Jean Dufresne
Jean Dufresne (14 February 1829 – 13 April 1893) was a German chess player and chess composer. He was a student of Adolf Anderssen, to whom he lost the "Evergreen game" in 1852. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Dufresne is the 104th most popular chess player (down from 86th in 2019), the 3,888th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,665th in 2019) and the 4th most popular German Chess Player.
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Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Jean Dufresne ranks 104 out of 461. Before him are Jackson Showalter, Robert Byrne, Richard Teichmann, Mišo Cebalo, Alexander Khalifman, and Israel Albert Horowitz. After him are Ignatz Kolisch, Alexander Petrov, Jacques Mieses, André Chéron, Veselin Topalov, and Philipp Stamma.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJackson Showalter
1860 - 1935
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 98
Robert Byrne
1928 - 2013
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 99
Richard Teichmann
1868 - 1925
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 100
Mišo 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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1829, Jean Dufresne ranks 53. Before him are Edmond Albius, Ludvig Lorenz, Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg, Carl Schurz, Suzanne Manet, and Charles Walter De Vis. After him are Lester Allan Pelton, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Ludwig Adolph Timotheus Radlkofer, Laura Bridgman, José López Domínguez, and Mikayel Nalbandian. Among people deceased in 1893, Jean Dufresne ranks 57. Before him are Concepción Arenal, Arabo, Georgi Pulevski, John Abbott, Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ, and Robert Cornelius. After him are Grigory Gagarin, Ibrahim Edhem Pasha, Adolphe Yvon, Joseph Hellmesberger Sr., Michał Elwiro Andriolli, and Victor Schœlcher.
Others Born in 1829
Go to all RankingsEdmond Albius
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1880
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 47
Ludvig Lorenz
PHYSICIST
1829 - 1891
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 48
Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1907
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 49
Carl Schurz
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1906
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 50
Suzanne Manet
PAINTER
1829 - 1906
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 51
Charles Walter De Vis
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1915
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 52
Jean Dufresne
CHESS PLAYER
1829 - 1893
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 53
Lester Allan Pelton
INVENTOR
1829 - 1908
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 54
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
MUSICIAN
1829 - 1869
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 55
Ludwig Adolph Timotheus Radlkofer
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1927
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 56
Laura Bridgman
WRITER
1829 - 1889
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 57
José López Domínguez
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1911
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 58
Mikayel Nalbandian
WRITER
1829 - 1866
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 59
Others Deceased in 1893
Go to all RankingsConcepción Arenal
WRITER
1820 - 1893
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 51
Arabo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1863 - 1893
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 52
Georgi Pulevski
WRITER
1817 - 1893
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 53
John Abbott
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1893
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 54
Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1893
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 55
Robert Cornelius
INVENTOR
1809 - 1893
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 56
Jean Dufresne
CHESS PLAYER
1829 - 1893
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 57
Grigory Gagarin
PAINTER
1810 - 1893
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 58
Ibrahim Edhem Pasha
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1893
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 59
Adolphe Yvon
PAINTER
1817 - 1893
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 60
Joseph Hellmesberger Sr.
COMPOSER
1828 - 1893
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 61
Michał Elwiro Andriolli
PAINTER
1836 - 1893
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 62
Victor Schœlcher
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1893
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 63
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Jean Dufresne ranks 3,890 out of 7,253. Before him are Wolfgang Becker (1954), Princess Amalie of Saxony (1794), Erich Marcks (1891), Per Mertesacker (1984), Julian Draxler (1993), and Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708). After him are Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe (1852), Walter Noddack (1893), Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1700), Ferdinand Leitner (1912), Karl Hugo Strunz (1910), and Uwe Bein (1960).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsWolfgang Becker
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - 2024
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 3,884
Princess Amalie of Saxony
COMPOSER
1794 - 1870
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 3,885
Erich Marcks
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1944
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 3,886
Per Mertesacker
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 3,887
Julian Draxler
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 3,888
Georg Dionysius Ehret
BIOLOGIST
1708 - 1770
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 3,889
Jean Dufresne
CHESS PLAYER
1829 - 1893
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 3,890
Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe
NOBLEMAN
1852 - 1891
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 3,891
Walter Noddack
CHEMIST
1893 - 1960
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 3,892
Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
NOBLEMAN
1700 - 1780
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 3,893
Ferdinand Leitner
CONDUCTOR
1912 - 1996
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 3,894
Karl Hugo Strunz
BIOLOGIST
1910 - 2006
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 3,895
Uwe Bein
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 3,896
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Germany
Among chess players born in Germany, Jean Dufresne ranks 4. Before him are Robert Hübner (1948), Louis Paulsen (1833), and Friedrich Sämisch (1896). After him are Jacques Mieses (1865), 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