Philipp Meitner
Lawyer, Chess Player
1838 – 1910
Who was Philipp Meitner?
Philipp Meitner was an Austrian lawyer and chess master. His most famous game was the "Immortal Draw". He won at Vienna 1875, and won a match against Adolf Schwarz at Vienna 1878.
Meitner played in two strong international tournaments in the Vienna 1873 and Vienna 1882. He tied for 7–8th in the first tournament, and took 14th in the second one, He also tied for 8–9th at Vienna 1882, took 8th at Vienna 1895, took 4th at Vienna 1908, and tied for 6–7th at Vienna 1909/1910.
Meitner studied at the Vienna Polytecnic, and William Steinitz was a fellow student.
Philipp Meitner was the father of Dr. Lise Meitner.
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- Born
- Jan 1, 1838
- Children
- Nationality
- Austria
- Profession
- Died
- Sep 1, 1910
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on July 23, 2013
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