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Ernst Grünfeld

chess international grandmaster (1893-1962)
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Ernst Grünfeld
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
November 21, 1893
Date of death
April 3, 1962
Place of birth
Vienna, Josefstadt[6]
Place of death
Vienna, Ottakring[7]
Country of citizenship
Austria[9]
Occupation
chess player
Member of political party
Nazi Party[11]
Country for sport
Austria[20]
Date of burial or cremation
April 9, 1962[23]
Family name
Grünfeld[13]
Given name
Ernst, Franz[14][15]
Name in native language
Ernst Grünfeld[21]
Participant in
1st Chess Olympiad, 4th Chess Olympiad, 5th Chess Olympiad, 6th Chess Olympiad[16][17][18][19]
Place of burial
Vienna Central Cemetery[8]
Sport
chess[12]
Title of chess person
Grandmaster[22]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000055363731
VIAF cluster ID
3277797
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no94033346
GND ID
119307898
365Chess.com player ID
Ernst_Gruenfeld
Austria-Forum person ID
Grünfeld,_Ernst
CANTIC ID
981061132557906706
ChessTempo.com player ID
240233
Chessgames.com player ID
11127
DDB person (GND) ID
119307898
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119307898
FAST ID
345989
Show all 24 identifiers +12
FES digital collections entity ID
382657
FactGrid item ID
Lance Storm
Freebase ID
/m/0576p3
Geni profile ID
6000000181941266887
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2002102880
NSDAP membership number (1925–1945)
6272848
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
124682596
Obálky knih ID
mzk2002102880
OlimpBase Chess Olympiad player ID
c4egeumg
Vienna History Wiki ID
28670
WikiTree person ID
Grünfeld-36
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmtxxYxxq8QqBp44jC4v3

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🔗 Connections
Participant in 4
1st Chess Olympiad, 4th Chess Olympiad, 5th Chess Olympiad, 6th Chess Olympiad
Belongs to 1
hypermodernism
Country for sport 1
Austria
Country of citizenship 1
Austria
FactGrid item ID 1
Lance Storm
Given name 1
Ernst
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
Nazi Party
Named after 1
Grünfeld Defence
Occupation 1
chess player
Place of birth 1
Vienna
Place of death 1
Vienna
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
chess
Title of chess person 1
Grandmaster
← FactGrid item ID 1
Wolgast
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Summary

Ernst Grünfeld was born on November 21, 1893[1], in Vienna[2]. He died on April 3, 1962[3], in Vienna[4]. He worked as a chess player[5].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ernst Grünfeld include Grünfeld Defence[24], a chess opening[25].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Ernst Grünfeld include Grünfeld Defence[24], a chess opening[25].

FAQs

Where was Ernst Grünfeld born?

Ernst Grünfeld was born in Vienna[2].

Where did Ernst Grünfeld die?

Ernst Grünfeld died in Vienna[4].

What did Ernst Grünfeld do for work?

Ernst Grünfeld worked as a chess player[5].

Related Entities

Austria

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . friedhoefewien.at. friedhoefewien.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . friedhoefewien.at. friedhoefewien.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . OlimpBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . OlimpBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . OlimpBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . OlimpBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . friedhoefewien.at. friedhoefewien.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65768: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Vienna, Josefstadt
    Place of death → Vienna, Ottakring
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65750: Import (and prefer) more precise places from GND; delete unsourced less precise"
  3. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Ernst, Franz
    Date of burial or cremation → April 9, 1962
    Place of burial → Vienna Central Cemetery
    Image of grave → Grünfeld Grab 28.8.2019.jpg
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 382657, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
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