Mikhail Chigorin

Summary

Mikhail Chigorin is a human^[1]. Born in Gatchina^[2], he… he was born on +1850-10-31T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Lublin^[4]. He died on +1908-01-12T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a chess player^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,227 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Mikhail Chigorin's place of birth was Gatchina^[2].
• Mikhail Chigorin passed away in Lublin^[4].
• Mikhail Chigorin was born on +1850-10-31T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Mikhail Chigorin died on +1908-01-12T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Mikhail Chigorin is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery^[8].
• Mikhail Chigorin held citizenship in Russian Empire^[9].
• Mikhail Chigorin worked as a chess player^[6].
• Mikhail Chigorin's image is recorded as Chigorin, Mikhail Ivanovich - DPLA - 9c37ad8b0a499dd5d59881f56d7a6976 (cropped).jpg^[10].
• Mikhail Chigorin's image is recorded as Mikhail Chigorin (cropped).jpg^[11].
• Mikhail Chigorin is recorded as male^[12].
• Mikhail Chigorin's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Mikhail Chigorin's ISNI is recorded as 0000000079820917^[14].
• Mikhail Chigorin's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 5724773^[15].
• Mikhail Chigorin's GND ID is recorded as 118666193^[16].
• Mikhail Chigorin's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86009367^[17].
• Mikhail Chigorin's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14976128t^[18].
• Mikhail Chigorin's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 17064118p^[19].
• Mikhail Chigorin's Commons category is recorded as Mikhail Chigorin^[20].
• The cause of death was diabetes^[21].
• Mikhail Chigorin's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 29231830^[22].
• Mikhail Chigorin's sport is recorded as chess^[23].
• Mikhail Chigorin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02hdsd^[24].
• Mikhail Chigorin's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as mzk2010581149^[25].
• Mikhail Chigorin's family name is recorded as Chigorin^[26].
• Mikhail Chigorin's given name is recorded as Mikhail^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Gatchina^[2], Mikhail Chigorin… he was born on +1850-10-31T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Mikhail Chigorin worked as a chess player^[6].

Death and Burial

Mikhail Chigorin died on +1908-01-12T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Lublin^[4]. The cause of death was diabetes^[21]. Burial took place at Novodevichy Cemetery^[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Mikhail Chigorin include Chigorin Defense^[28], a chess opening^[29] and 7268 Chigorin^[30], an asteroid^[31].

Why It Matters

Mikhail Chigorin ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,227 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] He is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for him include Chigorin Defense^[28], a chess opening^[29] and 7268 Chigorin^[30], an asteroid^[31].

FAQs

Where was Mikhail Chigorin born?

Mikhail Chigorin's place of birth was Gatchina^[2].

Where did Mikhail Chigorin die?

Mikhail Chigorin died in Lublin^[4].

What did Mikhail Chigorin do for work?

Mikhail Chigorin worked as chess player^[6].