Answers.Body: <p>To expand BKFM's comment, <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdoni" rel="nofollow">this article</a> says:</p>
  
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    <p>Verdoni, dessen Vorname und Geburtsjahr unbekannt sind, soll
    italienischer Herkunft gewesen sein. Sein schachliches Wirken vollzog
    sich in Paris und später in London.</p>
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  <p>This translates loosely as " Verdoni, whose first name and date of birth are unknown, was of Italian stock. His chess career was in Paris and later London."</p>
  
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Body: <p>Did you know that Verdoni was known to be a chess champion in the 19th century, but what was his first name? </p>
  
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Comments.Text: There is a rather long german wikipedia article about Verdoni, which says that his first name and date of birth are unknown.
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Title: What was Verdoni's first name?
ThreadText: # What was Verdoni's first name?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-01-15)
  
  Did you know that Verdoni was known to be a chess champion in the 19th century, but what was his first name?
  
  **Tags:** history, famous-players
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: There is a rather long german wikipedia article about Verdoni, which says that his first name and date of birth are unknown.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2015-01-16. Score: 4
  
  To expand BKFM's comment, [this article](http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdoni) says:
  
  > Verdoni, dessen Vorname und Geburtsjahr unbekannt sind, soll
  > italienischer Herkunft gewesen sein. Sein schachliches Wirken vollzog
  > sich in Paris und später in London.
  
  This translates loosely as " Verdoni, whose first name and date of birth are unknown, was of Italian stock. His chess career was in Paris and later London."
  
  
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