CHESS PLAYER
Philipp Stamma
1705 - 1755
Philipp Stamma
Philipp Stamma (c. 1705 – c. 1755), a native of Aleppo, Ottoman Syria, later resident of England and France, was a chess master and a pioneer of modern chess. His reputation rests largely on his authorship of the early chess book Essai sur le jeu des echecs published 1737 in France (English translation: The Noble Game Of Chess 1745). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philipp Stamma has received more than 58,840 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Philipp Stamma is the 74th most popular chess player (up from 96th in 2019), the 123rd most popular biography from Syria (up from 128th in 2019) and the most popular Syrian Chess Player.
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Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
6.93
Effective Languages (L*)
1.88
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Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Philipp Stamma ranks 74 out of 461. Before him are Isaac Boleslavsky, Michael Adams, Vlastimil Hort, Louis Paulsen, Edward Lasker, and Pal Benko. After him are Lev Polugaevsky, Adolf Albin, Isidor Gunsberg, Maia Chiburdanidze, Rudolf Charousek, and Rashid Nezhmetdinov.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIsaac Boleslavsky
1919 - 1977
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 68
Michael Adams
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 69
Vlastimil Hort
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 70
Louis Paulsen
1833 - 1891
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 71
Edward Lasker
1885 - 1981
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 72
Pal Benko
1928 - 2019
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 73
Philipp Stamma
1705 - 1755
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 74
Lev Polugaevsky
1934 - 1995
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 75
Adolf Albin
1848 - 1920
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 76
Isidor Gunsberg
1854 - 1930
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 77
Maia Chiburdanidze
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 78
Rudolf Charousek
1873 - 1900
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 79
Rashid Nezhmetdinov
1912 - 1974
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 80
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1705, Philipp Stamma ranks 11. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, Charles-André van Loo, David Hartley, Jacques-François Blondel, Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, and Peter Artedi. After him are Maximilian Ulysses Browne, Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłłowa, Gerhard Friedrich Müller, Davit Guramishvili, Dick Turpin, and Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke. Among people deceased in 1755, Philipp Stamma ranks 12. Before him are Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Johann Georg Pisendel, Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Johann Georg Gmelin, and Johann Georg Christian, Prince of Lobkowicz. After him are Zhang Tingyu, Edward Braddock, Augustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, Stepan Krasheninnikov, Angelo Maria Querini, and Maurice Greene.
Others Born in 1705
Go to all RankingsJean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier
EXPLORER
1705 - 1786
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 5
Charles-André van Loo
PAINTER
1705 - 1765
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 6
David Hartley
PHILOSOPHER
1705 - 1757
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 7
Jacques-François Blondel
ARCHITECT
1705 - 1774
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 8
Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
COMPANION
1705 - 1764
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 9
Peter Artedi
BIOLOGIST
1705 - 1735
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 10
Philipp Stamma
CHESS PLAYER
1705 - 1755
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 11
Maximilian Ulysses Browne
POLITICIAN
1705 - 1757
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 12
Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłłowa
WRITER
1705 - 1753
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 13
Gerhard Friedrich Müller
HISTORIAN
1705 - 1783
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 14
Davit Guramishvili
WRITER
1705 - 1792
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 15
Dick Turpin
EXTREMIST
1705 - 1739
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 16
Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke
POLITICIAN
1705 - 1781
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1755
Go to all RankingsJoseph Bodin de Boismortier
COMPOSER
1689 - 1755
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 6
Johann Georg Pisendel
COMPOSER
1687 - 1755
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 7
Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve
WRITER
1685 - 1755
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 8
Jean-Baptiste Oudry
PAINTER
1686 - 1755
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 9
Johann Georg Gmelin
GEOGRAPHER
1709 - 1755
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 10
Johann Georg Christian, Prince of Lobkowicz
NOBLEMAN
1686 - 1755
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 11
Philipp Stamma
CHESS PLAYER
1705 - 1755
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 12
Zhang Tingyu
POLITICIAN
1672 - 1755
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 13
Edward Braddock
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1695 - 1755
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 14
Augustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
POLITICIAN
1697 - 1755
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 15
Stepan Krasheninnikov
EXPLORER
1711 - 1755
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 16
Angelo Maria Querini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1680 - 1755
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 17
Maurice Greene
COMPOSER
1696 - 1755
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 18
In Syria
Among people born in Syria, Philipp Stamma ranks 123 out of 210. Before him are Michael Ansara (1922), Assef Shawkat (1950), Antiochus Hierax (-266), Ignatius Moses I Daoud (1930), Maher al-Assad (1967), and Aram Tigran (1934). After him are Elia Abu Madi (1890), Nazim al-Qudsi (1906), Muhammad Naji al-Otari (1944), Jean Carzou (1907), Malchus (450), and Maryana Marrash (1848).
Others born in Syria
Go to all RankingsMichael Ansara
ACTOR
1922 - 2013
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 117
Assef Shawkat
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2012
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 118
Antiochus Hierax
POLITICIAN
266 BC - 226 BC
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 119
Ignatius Moses I Daoud
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2012
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 120
Maher al-Assad
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 121
Aram Tigran
SINGER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 122
Philipp Stamma
CHESS PLAYER
1705 - 1755
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 123
Elia Abu Madi
WRITER
1890 - 1957
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 124
Nazim al-Qudsi
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1998
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 125
Muhammad Naji al-Otari
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 126
Jean Carzou
PAINTER
1907 - 2000
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 127
Malchus
HISTORIAN
450 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 128
Maryana Marrash
WRITER
1848 - 1919
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 129
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Syria
Among chess players born in Syria, Philipp Stamma ranks 1. After him are Yasser Seirawan (1960).