CHESS PLAYER

Louis Paulsen

1833 - 1891

Louis Paulsen

Louis Paulsen (15 January 1833 in Gut Nassengrund near Blomberg, Principality of Lippe – 18 August 1891) was a German chess player. In the 1860s and 1870s, he was among the top players in the world. He was a younger brother of Wilfried Paulsen. Paulsen was one of the first players to challenge the notion that an attack could be constructed out of brilliance. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Paulsen is the 86th most popular chess player (down from 71st in 2019), the 3,333rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,171st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Louis Paulsen ranks 86 out of 461. Before him are Levon Aronian, Maia Chiburdanidze, Pal Benko, Harry Nelson Pillsbury, Vladimir Kramnik, and Viswanathan Anand. After him are Gideon Ståhlberg, Ljubomir Ljubojević, Adolf Albin, Larry Evans, Rashid Nezhmetdinov, and Edward Lasker.

Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia

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Levon Aronian
1982 - Present
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 80
Maia Chiburdanidze
1961 - Present
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 81
Pal Benko
1928 - 2019
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 82
Harry Nelson Pillsbury
1872 - 1906
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 83
Vladimir Kramnik
1975 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 84
Viswanathan Anand
1969 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 85
Louis Paulsen
1833 - 1891
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 86
Gideon Ståhlberg
1908 - 1967
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 87
Ljubomir Ljubojević
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 88
Adolf Albin
1848 - 1920
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 89
Larry Evans
1932 - 2010
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 90
Rashid Nezhmetdinov
1912 - 1974
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 91
Edward Lasker
1885 - 1981
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 92

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1833, Louis Paulsen ranks 42. Before him are Manuel Amador Guerrero, Benedykt Dybowski, Theodor Meynert, Henry Roscoe, Frederick Guthrie, and Constantine V of Constantinople. After him are Kâmil Pasha, Zacharie Astruc, Eugen Langen, Maurice Loewy, Dimitrie Sturdza, and Karl Friedrich Otto Westphal. Among people deceased in 1891, Louis Paulsen ranks 64. Before him are William Windom, Karl Maximovich, Miklós Ybl, Pōmare V, Jean Stas, and Heinrich Graetz. After him are Prince Baudouin of Belgium, Theodor Aman, Sarah Childress Polk, Laza Lazarević, Adolphe Alphand, and José María Iglesias.

Others Born in 1833

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Manuel Amador Guerrero
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1909
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 36
Benedykt Dybowski
BIOLOGIST
1833 - 1930
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 37
Theodor Meynert
PHYSICIAN
1833 - 1892
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 38
Henry Roscoe
CHEMIST
1833 - 1915
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 39
Frederick Guthrie
PHYSICIST
1833 - 1886
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 40
Constantine V of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1833 - 1914
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 41
Louis Paulsen
CHESS PLAYER
1833 - 1891
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 42
Kâmil Pasha
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1913
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 43
Zacharie Astruc
PAINTER
1833 - 1907
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 44
Eugen Langen
INVENTOR
1833 - 1895
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 45
Maurice Loewy
ASTRONOMER
1833 - 1907
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 46
Dimitrie Sturdza
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1914
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 47
Karl Friedrich Otto Westphal
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1890
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 48

Others Deceased in 1891

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William Windom
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1891
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 58
Karl Maximovich
EXPLORER
1827 - 1891
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 59
Miklós Ybl
ARCHITECT
1814 - 1891
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 60
Pōmare V
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1891
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 61
Jean Stas
CHEMIST
1813 - 1891
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 62
Heinrich Graetz
HISTORIAN
1817 - 1891
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 63
Louis Paulsen
CHESS PLAYER
1833 - 1891
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 64
Prince Baudouin of Belgium
NOBLEMAN
1869 - 1891
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 65
Theodor Aman
PAINTER
1831 - 1891
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 66
Sarah Childress Polk
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1891
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 67
Laza Lazarević
WRITER
1851 - 1891
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 68
Adolphe Alphand
ENGINEER
1817 - 1891
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 69
José María Iglesias
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1891
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 70

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Louis Paulsen ranks 3,335 out of 7,253. Before him are Dominic Monaghan (1976), ATB (1973), Alfred Andersch (1914), Bernhard Cullmann (1949), Franka Potente (1974), and Theo Albrecht (1922). After him are Lothar Wolleh (1930), Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1800), Hermann Lang (1909), Walter Andreas Schwarz (1913), Oskar Fischinger (1900), and Otto Ciliax (1891).

Others born in Germany

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Dominic Monaghan
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 3,329
ATB
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,330
Alfred Andersch
WRITER
1914 - 1980
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,331
Bernhard Cullmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,332
Franka Potente
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3,333
Theo Albrecht
BUSINESSPERSON
1922 - 2010
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3,334
Louis Paulsen
CHESS PLAYER
1833 - 1891
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3,335
Lothar Wolleh
PHOTOGRAPHER
1930 - 1979
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3,336
Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
NOBLEMAN
1800 - 1820
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3,337
Hermann Lang
RACING DRIVER
1909 - 1987
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 3,338
Walter Andreas Schwarz
SINGER
1913 - 1992
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 3,339
Oskar Fischinger
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1967
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 3,340
Otto Ciliax
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1964
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 3,341