Arpad Elo Scientist

Arpad Emrick Elo (born Élő Árpád Imre; August 25, 1903 – November 5, 1992) is the creator of the Elo rating system for two-player games such as chess. Born in Egyházaskesző, Austro-Hungarian Empire, 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.Elo died in Brookfield, Wisconsin.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 25, 1903
Birth nameÉlő Árpád Imre
Birth place
Austria-Hungary , Egyházaskesző
Nationality
Hungarian American
Date of deathNovember 05, 1992
Place of death
Wisconsin , Brookfield Wisconsin
Education
University of Chicago

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Field of study
Physics

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