Jon Speelman

chess player, mathematician, writer
Person human Q1356841
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Jon Speelman

Summary

Jon Speelman is a human[1]. He was born in London[2]. He was born on +1956-10-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a chess player[4], mathematician[5], and non-fiction writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jon Speelman was born in London[2].
  • Jon Speelman was born on +1956-10-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jon Speelman held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Jon Speelman worked as a chess player[4].
  • Jon Speelman worked as a mathematician[5].
  • Jon Speelman's professions included non-fiction writer[6].
  • Jon Speelman's field of work was chess[9].
  • Jon Speelman was educated at Worcester College[10].
  • Jon Speelman was educated at Arnold House School[11].
  • Jon Speelman's image is recorded as Jon Speelman.jpg[12].
  • Jon Speelman is recorded as male[13].
  • Jon Speelman's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Jon Speelman's member of sports team is recorded as Schachgesellschaft Solingen[15].
  • Jon Speelman's member of sports team is recorded as Lübecker Schachverein[16].
  • Jon Speelman's ISNI is recorded as 000000006735084X[17].
  • Jon Speelman's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 60468759[18].
  • Jon Speelman's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83223023[19].
  • Jon Speelman's IMDb ID is recorded as nm1054763[20].
  • Jon Speelman's Commons category is recorded as Jonathan Speelman[21].
  • Jon Speelman's SBN author ID is recorded as CFIV179202[22].
  • Jon Speelman's sport is recorded as chess[23].
  • Jon Speelman's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02cltn[24].
  • Jon Speelman's given name is recorded as Jon[25].
  • Jon Speelman's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 068669690[26].
  • Jon Speelman's Elo rating is recorded as {'amount': '+2370'}[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in London[2], Jon Speelman… he was born on +1956-10-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Worcester College[10], a college of the University of Oxford[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1714[30], headquartered in Oxford[31] and Arnold House School[11], a school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1905[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chess player[4], mathematician[5], and non-fiction writer[6]. Jon Speelman's field of work was chess[9].

Why It Matters

Jon Speelman ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Jon Speelman born?

Jon Speelman was born in London[2].

What did Jon Speelman do for work?

Jon Speelman worked as chess player[4], mathematician[5], and non-fiction writer[6].

Where did Jon Speelman go to school?

Jon Speelman was educated at Worcester College[10] and Arnold House School[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . List of players on FIDE lists 1967-2001. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · CostamiriBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship United Kingdom
    Field of work
    Given name Jon
    Country for sport England
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