Hans Duhm was a German–Swiss chess

Chess

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 master.

Born in Göttingen

Göttingen

Göttingen is a university town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Göttingen. The Leine river runs through the town. In 2006 the population was 129,686.-General information:...

, Germany, he was the elder brother of Dietrich Duhm

Dietrich Duhm

Dietrich Duhm was a German–Swiss chess master.Born in Göttingen, Germany, he was the brother of Hans Duhm and Andreas Duhm. His father, Bernhard Duhm, was a professor for Protestant theology in Göttingen and Basel, Switzerland...

 and Andreas Duhm

Andreas Duhm

Andreas Duhm was a German–Swiss chess master.Born in Göttingen, Germany, he was the younger brother of Hans Duhm and Dietrich Duhm. His father, Bernhard Duhm, was a professor for Protestant theology in Göttingen and Basel, Switzerland...

. His father, Bernhard Duhm

Bernhard Duhm

Bernhard Lauardus Duhm was a German Lutheran theologian born in Bingum, today part of Leer, East Frisia....

, was a professor for Protestant theology (Old Testament

Old Testament

The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...

) in Göttingen and Basel, Switzerland. Hans studied theology too, graduated from the University of Strasbourg

University of Strasbourg

The University of Strasbourg in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, is the largest university in France, with about 43,000 students and over 4,000 researchers....

, Alsace

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 (then German Empire), and received the Lizentiate degree (post graduate Doctorate). He published a theologian book Die bösen Geister im Alten Testament (Mohr Verlag, Tübingen und Leipzig 1904). He was a professor of Exegesis of the Old Testament in Göttingen and Breslau.

He shared 1st at St. Gallen 1901 (Swiss Chess Championship

Swiss Chess Championship

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) and became a co-champion. He tied for 16-17tha in the Mannheim 1914 chess tournament

Mannheim 1914 chess tournament

The 19th DSB Congress , comprising several tournaments, began on20 July 1914 in Mannheim. Germany declared war on Russia and on France , Britain joining in the next day...

 (the 19th DSB Congress

DSB Congress

The Deutschen Schachbund had been founded in Leipzig on 18 July 1877. When the next meeting took place in the Schützenhaus on 15 July 1879, sixty-two clubs had become member of the chess federation. Hofrat Rudolf von Gottschall became Chairman and Hermann Zwanziger the General Secretary...

, Hauptturnier A, Hallegua won), and tied for 7-8th at Hannover 1926 (Aron Nimzowitsch

Aron Nimzowitsch

Aron Nimzowitsch was a Russian-born Danish unofficial chess grandmaster and a very influential chess writer...

won). Dr. Hans Duhm was five-time Lower Saxony Champion (Der Niedersächsische Schachverband, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, and 1929).