Who was Alexander Rueb?.
(*27.12.1882 †2.02.1959 Den Haag)
For the moment here is a link to the wonderful (german-language) site of Ralph Binnewirtz.
Which has two pictures and some interesting information about Alexander Rueb.
Dr. Alexander Rueb was one of the founders of the Fide in 1924 and the first President of FIDE in 1925.
Dr. Rueb served as President of Fide for 25 years, from 1924 to 1949.
He was a lawyer of profession, an amateur chessplayer and wrote books on endgame studies.
He was also a big collector of chessbooks.
The chesscollection of the Alexander Rueb Foundation is now in the library of the University of Amsterdam.
Alexander Rueb also was once chairman of the oldest dutch chessclub of Holland in the Hague DD (Discendo Discimus), where he bought a building which was called the NSG (Nationaal SchaakGebouw), translated as: National Chess Building.
The name EBUR of the Arves-magazine is an anagram of Rueb as you might have guessed.
Bronnen van de Schaakstudie; De Schaakstudie Deel I
A.Rueb 1953.
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