CHESS PLAYER

Erich Eliskases

1913 - 1997

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Erich Gottlieb Eliskases (15 February 1913 – 2 February 1997) was a chess player who represented Austria, Germany and Argentina in international competition. In the late 1930s he was considered a potential contender for the World Championship. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erich Eliskases has received more than 42,908 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Erich Eliskases is the 123rd most popular chess player (down from 103rd in 2019), the 855th most popular biography from Austria (down from 708th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Austrian Chess Player.

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  • 48.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Erich Eliskases ranks 123 out of 461. Before him are Jackson Showalter, Alexander McDonnell, Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa, Edgard Colle, Gedeon Barcza, and Wolfgang Unzicker. After him are Boris Gelfand, Arturo Pomar, Oscar Panno, Vladas Mikėnas, Esteban Canal, and Viacheslav Ragozin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Erich Eliskases ranks 253. Before him are Herbert Runge, Cordwainer Smith, Rudolf Harbig, Homai Vyarawalla, Oswald Teichmüller, and Jacinto Convit. After him are Ellen Albertini Dow, Robert Nisbet, Fred Agabashian, Mary Carew, Balraj Sahni, and Suzan Kahramaner. Among people deceased in 1997, Erich Eliskases ranks 220. Before him are Sotiria Bellou, Helene Hanff, Albín Brunovský, Dharamvir Bharati, Eddie Chapman, and Enrique Peralta Azurdia. After him are Willy den Ouden, Voldemar Väli, Walter Behrendt, Dulce María Loynaz, Eugène Guillevic, and Conlon Nancarrow.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Erich Eliskases ranks 855 out of 1,424. Before him are Dieter Quester (1939), Joe May (1880), Willi Forst (1903), Richard Wettstein (1863), Sybil Danning (1952), and Ruth Maier (1920). After him are Ernest Gold (1921), Erwin Wurm (1954), Walter Nausch (1907), Julius Wess (1934), Walter Zeman (1927), and Leonie Rysanek (1926).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Austria

Among chess players born in Austria, Erich Eliskases ranks 4. Before him are Carl Schlechter (1874), Rudolf Spielmann (1883), and Ernst Grünfeld (1893). After him are Johann Berger (1845), Eva Moser (1982), and Markus Ragger (1988).

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