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Josef Kupper

Swiss mathematician and chess player (1932-2017)
Person Human Q4247524

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
March 10, 1932
Date of death
June 5, 2017
Place of birth
Lucerne
Place of death
Zurich
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[9]
Occupation
chess player, chess composer, mathematician, university teacher
Employer
ETH Zurich, Swiss Life[10][11]
Educated at
ETH Zurich[12]
Doctoral advisor
Walter Saxer, Hans Wyss[13][14]
Country for sport
Switzerland
Elo rating
2.4k (2.4k–2.4k, n=179)[19][20]
Family name
Kupper[17]
Given name
Josef[18]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Buttisholz, Lucerne
Participant in
11th Chess Olympiad, 13th Chess Olympiad, 16th Chess Olympiad, 18th Chess Olympiad
Sport
chess[16]
Title of chess person
International Master, FIDE Solving Master
🏷️ Also known as
en Josef Kupper pl Josef Anton Kupper ru Йозеф Куппер ru Куппер ru Куппер, Йозеф
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000030535277
VIAF cluster ID
20140440
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88630575
GND ID
1328567540
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
ETH-BIB-Kupper, Josef (1932-2017)-Portr 12586.tif ↗
365Chess.com player ID
Josef_Kupper
BDELIS ID
82445
ChessTempo.com player ID
113174
Chessgames.com player ID
24284
FIDE player ID
1300121
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/122fk151
MR Author ID
482084
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Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
54466
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
122339681
OlimpBase Chess Olympiad player ID
m0c0uo6d
SBN author ID
MILV440667
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgHhJjYhRp9XxMbfHMdcP
ZbMATH author ID
kupper.josef

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
mathematician, university teacher, chess player, chess composer
Participant in 4
11th Chess Olympiad, 13th Chess Olympiad, 16th Chess Olympiad, 18th Chess Olympiad
Employer 2
ETH Zurich, Swiss Life
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 2
Lucerne, Buttisholz
Country for sport 1
Switzerland
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Educated at 1
ETH Zurich
Given name 1
Josef
Instance of 1
human
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Place of birth 1
Lucerne
Place of death 1
Zurich
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
chess
Title of chess person 1
International Master
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Summary

Josef Kupper was born on March 10, 1932[1], in Lucerne[2]. He died on June 5, 2017[3], in Zurich[4]. He worked as a chess player[5], chess composer[6], mathematician[7], and university teacher[8].

FAQs

Where was Josef Kupper born?

Josef Kupper was born in Lucerne[2].

Where did Josef Kupper die?

Josef Kupper passed away in Zurich[4].

What did Josef Kupper do for work?

Josef Kupper worked as a chess player[5], chess composer[6], mathematician[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Josef Kupper go to school?

Josef Kupper was educated at ETH Zurich[12].

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . arves.org. arves.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . swisschess.ch. swisschess.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . OlimpBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . todesanzeigenportal.ch. todesanzeigenportal.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . ratings.fide.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . ratings.fide.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title of chess person → International Master, FIDE Solving Master
    Participant in → 11th Chess Olympiad, 13th Chess Olympiad, 16th Chess Olympiad +1
    Given name → Josef
    Family name → Kupper
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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