Emanuel Lasker

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Emanuel Lasker was a German mathematician and the second World Chess Champion, renowned for holding the title for a record 27 years from 1894 to 1921.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Chess Champion
chess player
human
mathematician
philosopher
writer
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Germany
dateOfBirth 1868-12-24
dateOfDeath 1941-01-11
doctoralAdvisor David Hilbert
durationOfWorldChampionshipReign 27 years
educatedAt University of Berlin
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg
endTimeOfWorldChampionTitle 1921
ethnicGroup Jewish people
linked to: Jews
familyName Lasker
fieldOfWork chess
game theory
mathematics
philosophy
givenName Emanuel
linked to: Emmanuel
influenced Alexander Alekhine
José Raúl Capablanca
Mikhail Botvinnik
influencedBy Wilhelm Steinitz
languageOfWorkOrName German
movement classical chess
notableOpponent Akiba Rubinstein
Carl Schlechter
Frank Marshall
José Raúl Capablanca
Siegbert Tarrasch
Wilhelm Steinitz
notableWork Common Sense in Chess
Lasker’s Manual of Chess
Struggle
occupation author
chess player
mathematician
philosopher
placeOfBirth Berlinchen
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

Prussia
placeOfDeath New York
linked to: New York City

New York City
United States of America
recordHeld longest-reigning World Chess Champion
religion Judaism
startTimeOfWorldChampionTitle 1894
title Grandmaster (retrospective)
World Chess Champion
worldChampionPredecessor Wilhelm Steinitz
worldChampionSuccessor José Raúl Capablanca
worldChampionTitle World Chess Champion

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Paul Gordan notableStudent Emanuel Lasker
Lasker usedBy Emanuel Lasker
Lasker notableBearer Emanuel Lasker