| LC control no. | n 2018066680
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| Descriptive conventions | rda
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| Personal name heading | Paulsen, Louis, 1833-1891
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| Variant(s) | Paulsen, Ludwig
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| Associated country | Germay
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| Associated place | United States
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| Located | Germany
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| Birth date | 1833-01-15
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| Death date | 1891-08-18
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| Place of birth | Gut Nassengrund near Blomberg, Principality of Lippe
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| Field of activity | Chess
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| Profession or occupation | A German chess player in the 1860s and 1870s, he was among the top five players in the world and one of the first players to challenge the notion that an attack could be constructed out of brilliance.
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| Type of family | Paulsen, né Ludwig, he adopted the name Louis, in 1854. He was the younger brother of Wilfried Paulsen (31 July 1828 -6 February 1901) also a German chess master. Chess activity at the Paulsen's was restricted to the father instructing his children on one evening of the week only, and then on Sunday he played one game with each of his four offspring, without giving any further or special theoretical instruction.
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| Found in | Louis Paulsen, 2019:
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