Arpad Elo

Summary

Arpad Elo is a human^[1]. He was born in Pápa^[2]. He was born on +1903-08-25T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Milwaukee^[4]. He died on +1992-11-05T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a chess player^[6], physicist^[7], university teacher^[8], inventor^[9], and statistician^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (331 views/month, #7,021 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Arpad Elo was born in Pápa^[2].
• Arpad Elo's place of birth was Egyházaskesző^[12].
• Arpad Elo passed away in Milwaukee^[4].
• Arpad Elo passed away in Brookfield^[13].
• Arpad Elo was born on +1903-08-25T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Arpad Elo died on +1992-11-05T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Arpad Elo held citizenship in United States^[14].
• Arpad Elo held citizenship in Hungary^[15].
• Arpad Elo's professions included chess player^[6].
• Arpad Elo's professions included physicist^[7].
• Arpad Elo worked as a university teacher^[8].
• Arpad Elo's professions included inventor^[9].
• Arpad Elo's professions included statistician^[10].
• Arpad Elo's field of work was physics^[16].
• Arpad Elo's field of work was astronomy^[17].
• Among Arpad Elo's employers was Marquette University^[18].
• Arpad Elo's education included a stint at University of Chicago^[19].
• Arpad Elo is recorded as male^[20].
• Arpad Elo's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Arpad Elo's ISNI is recorded as 0000000082289143^[22].
• Arpad Elo's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 50484289^[23].
• Arpad Elo's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n78053688^[24].
• Arpad Elo's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA16151672^[25].
• Arpad Elo's sport is recorded as chess^[26].
• Arpad Elo's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05sv4p^[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Pápa^[2], a town in Hungary^[28], in Hungary^[29] and Egyházaskesző^[12], a municipality of Hungary^[30], in Hungary^[31]. Arpad Elo was born on +1903-08-25T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Arpad Elo's education included a stint at University of Chicago^[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chess player^[6], physicist^[7], university teacher^[8], inventor^[9], and statistician^[10]. Fields of work include physics^[16], a branch of science^[32] and astronomy^[17], a branch of science^[33]. Arpad Elo was employed by Marquette University^[18].

Death and Burial

Arpad Elo died on +1992-11-05T00:00:00Z^[5]. Recorded place of death include Milwaukee^[4], a first-class city^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1846^[36] and Brookfield^[13], a city in the United States^[37], in United States^[38].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Arpad Elo include Elo rating system^[39], a rating system^[40].

Why It Matters

Arpad Elo ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (331 views/month, #7,021 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] He is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

He is credited with the discovery of Elo rating system^[43], a rating system^[44]. Entities named for him include Elo rating system^[39], a rating system^[40].

FAQs

Where was Arpad Elo born?

Arpad Elo's place of birth was Pápa^[2].

Where did Arpad Elo die?

Arpad Elo died in Milwaukee^[4].

What did Arpad Elo do for work?

Arpad Elo worked as chess player^[6], physicist^[7], university teacher^[8], inventor^[9], and statistician^[10].

Where did Arpad Elo go to school?

Arpad Elo was educated at University of Chicago^[19].

What did Arpad Elo discover?

Arpad Elo is credited as discoverer of Elo rating system^[43].