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Ferdinand Maack
1861-01-01 – 1930-01-01
Life & Legacy
Ferdinand Maack (1861–1930) was a German doctor, inventor and occultist. He invented Raumschach, the classic 3D chess game, first described by him in the Frankfurter Zeitung in 1907. He promoted the game with demonstrations, articles, specialist magazines and several books. He founded the Hamburg Raumschach Club in 1919, which remained active until World War II.
Occupation & Career
writer, chess player, physician, philosopher
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q97823 — wikidata View source
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