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About Arpad Elo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arpad_Elo
Arpad Emmerich Elo (born Élő Árpád Imre;[1][2] August 25, 1903 – November 5, 1992) was a Hungarian American physics professor known for the creation of the Elo rating system for two-player games such as chess. Born in Egyházaskesző, Kingdom of Hungary, he moved to the United States with his parents in 1913.
Elo was a professor of physics at Marquette University in Milwaukee and a chess master. By the 1930s he was the strongest chess player in Milwaukee, then one of the nation's leading chess cities. He won the Wisconsin State Championship eight times,[3] and was the 11th person inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame.
Elo died in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
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Arpad Elo's Timeline
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August 25, 1903
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| 1992 |
November 5, 1992
Age 89
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