Johannes “Joop” Fernhout (27 June 1920 - 9 October 1995) was a Dutch chess player and chess composer.

Joop Fernhout
Full nameJohannes Fernhout
CountryNetherlands
Born(1920-06-27)27 June 1920
Gorinchem, Netherlands
Died9 October 1995(1995-10-09) (aged 75)

Biography change

During World War II, Fernhout worked at Statistics Netherlands. He was also a resistance member during the war. Fernhout became Master of Law in 1945 and moved for work to the Dutch Indies. During his business career there he was among others president of AVROS, an agricultural producers organization with 250,000 employees in North Sumatra.[1] Fernhout became in 1948 chess champion of Batavia and West Java.[2][3]

Fernhout moved back to the Netherlands in 1958, where he was among others chairman of the Kamer van Koophandel (the Dutch Chamber of Commerce) in The Hague.[1]

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Selection out of 22 studies composed by Johannes (Joop) Fernhout". arves.org. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. "Mr. J. Fernhout schaakkampioen Batavia De derde vrouwen wereldspelen. Het programma". Het dagblad (in Dutch). 9 June 1948. Retrieved 5 July 2022 – via Delpher.
  3. "Titanen-match". De vrije pers (in Dutch). 15 November 1948. Retrieved 5 July 2022 – via Delpher.