About Max Pestalozzi
Lived 1857 – 1925 (aged 68). Max Pestalozzi was a Swiss chess player.
Max Pestalozzi (1857 in Zurich – 1925 in Zurich) was a Swiss chess master.
Son of Adolf Salomon, banker, and Magdalena Berta Schulthess. He was a mathematician until 1889. From 1889 to 1921 he worked for the Swiss Railways. He was co-founder and first president of the Schachgesellschaft Zürich, the oldest chess club in the world.
He was joint Swiss champion in 1889, 1890 and 1901, and defeated Dietrich Duhm in 1900.
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Who was Max Pestalozzi?
Swiss chess player (1857-1925)
When was Max Pestalozzi born?
Max Pestalozzi was born on 18 February 1857 in Zurich.
When did Max Pestalozzi die?
Max Pestalozzi died on 8 June 1925 in Zurich.
What was Max Pestalozzi's occupation?
Max Pestalozzi was a chess player.
What nationality was Max Pestalozzi?
Max Pestalozzi was Swiss.
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