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Dirk van Foreest

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Birthplace: Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, The Netherlands
Death: February 24, 1956 (93)
Oosthuizen, North Holland, The Netherlands
Place of Burial: Beverwijk
Immediate Family:

Son of jhr. Hendrik Albert van Foreest and Engelina Arnoldina Quanjer
Husband of Titia Agatha van Ringh
Father of Engelina Arnoldina van Foreest; Margaretha Antoinetta van Foreest; Henrietta Augusta van Foreest; Titia Agatha van Foreest; Hendrik Albert van Foreest and 1 other
Brother of Arnold Engelinus van Foreest; Hendrik Albert van Foreest; Cornelis van Foreest and Jacoba Elisabeth van Foreest

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About Dirk van Foreest

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirk_van_Foreest

Jhr. Dirk van Foreest (3 May 1862 – 24 February 1956) was a Dutch chess master.[1] The elder brother of Arnold van Foreest, he thrice won Dutch Championship (in 1885, 1886, and 1887).[2] He also took fifth place in 1884 and took second place, behind Rudolf Loman, in 1888.[3] He is the great-great granduncle of Jorden van Foreest, who won the Dutch Championship in 2016.

By profession, van Foreest was a medical doctor,[5] and Max Euwe once said he could have been World Champion if he had dedicated himself fully to chess

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Dirk van Foreest's Timeline

1862
May 3, 1862
Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, The Netherlands
1890
December 11, 1890
Heemskerk, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
1892
January 21, 1892
Oosthuizen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
1893
May 25, 1893
Oosthuizen, Zeevang, North Holland, Netherlands
1897
June 13, 1897
Oosthuizen, Zeevang, North Holland, Netherlands
1898
July 25, 1898
Oosthuizen
1901
March 3, 1901
Oosthuizen, Zeevang, North Holland, Netherlands
1956
February 24, 1956
Age 93
Oosthuizen, North Holland, The Netherlands
February 28, 1956
Age 93
Beverwijk