Ben Springer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ben Springer

Dutch draughts player

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1897

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 29-Aug-1960

Profession: draughts player

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Benedictus (Ben) Springer (Amsterdam, 19 June 1897 - Paris, 29 August 1960) was a Dutch draughts player with a national Grand master title.
He became world champion in 1928.
One of the standard combinations in draughts, the Coup Springer, is named after him.