Oskar Naegeli

Prof. Dr. Oskar Naegeli (born February 25 1885 in Ermatingen; died November 19 1959 in Fribourg), a dermatologist by profession, was a Swiss chess master. He represented Switzerland at the chess olympiads in 1927, 1928, 1931 and 1935^[1], as well as at the inofficial olympiad in 1936 at Munich^[2].

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In 1910 and 1936 he became Swiss champion^[3]. In 1933 he lost a match to the Czech grandmaster Salo Flohr by 2,0:4,0^[4]. He participated in the strong international tournaments at Berne 1932 and Zurich 1934. He is a great-uncle of Harald Naegeli^[5].

In the field of dermatology, the Naegeli syndrome is named after him.

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