Rudolf Loman
Rudolf Loman was a Dutch chess master. Son of Abraham Dirk Loman.
Born in Amsterdam, Loman had been living in London for a number of years. He played chess for money against rich Englishmen, like his Dutch pupil Jacques Davidson. Loman had returned to the Netherlands, and later, in 1912, he would become Dutch champion.
He won several unofficial Dutch championships: at Rotterdam 1888, The Hague 1890, Utrecht 1891, Groningen 1893, Rotterdam 1894, and Utrecht 1897.
In matches he drew with Paul Saladin Leonhardt at London 1904, lost to Johannes Esser in 1913, and lost to Edgar Colle at London 1922. He died in The Hague.
