Erwin Voellmy was a Swiss chess master.
Voellmy, a mathematics teacher by profession, edited the chess column in Basler Nachrichten for 40 years, and was an author of several chess books.
He was Swiss Champion three times; in 1911, 1920 and 1922. Wikipedia
Born: September 9, 1886, Herzogenbuchsee, Switzerland
Died: January 15, 1951 (age 64 years), Basel, Switzerland