Herman Hoogland
✓ Source-basedfallingDutch draughts player (1891-1955)
NetherlandsLived 1891 to 1955 · aged 64Herman Hoogland was the first draughts world-champion from the Netherlands. He dominated the game for over a decade and became a leading student of it. He began playing the game seriously in 1908 at age seventeen. In 1912 he became world champion for the first time.
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Herman Hoogland was the first draughts world-champion from the Netherlands. He dominated the game for over a decade and became a leading student of it. He began playing the game seriously in 1908 at age seventeen. In 1912 he became world champion for the first time. From 1923 onward he became an advocate for a different way of playing the game.
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