Edgar Kaplan

Who was Edgar Kaplan?

Edgar Kaplan was an American bridge player and one of the principal contributors to the game. His career spanned six decades and covered every aspect of bridge. He was a teacher, author, editor, administrator, champion player, theorist, expert Vugraph commentator, coach/captain and authority on the laws of the game. He was the editor and publisher of The Bridge World magazine for more than 30 years. With Alfred Sheinwold he developed the Kaplan-Sheinwold bidding system.