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Leopold Hoffer
Leopold Hoffer (1842 in Hungary – 28 August 1913 in England) was an English chess player and journalist. He left Budapest for Switzerland. From 1867, he lived in Paris, where he won matches against, among others, Ignatz von Kolisch, Samuel Rosenthal and Jules Arnous de Rivière. In 1870, Hoffer emigrated to England, where he spent the remainder of his life. From 1879-1896, Hoffer was a founder and editor (with Johannes Zukertort Johannes Hermann Zukertort (Polish: ''Jan Hermann Cukiertort''; 7 September 1842 – 20 June 1888) was a Polish chess master. He was one of the leading world players for most of the 1870s and 1880s, but lost to Wilhelm Steinitz in the World Ches ...) of the magazine ''Chess Monthly''. Publications * * * References External links * 1842 births 1913 deaths Hungarian Jews Hungarian chess players English chess players Jewish chess players British chess writers British magazine editors British Jews 19th-century chess players {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopold Hoffer
Leopold Hoffer (1842 in Hungary – 28 August 1913 in England) was an English chess player and journalist. He left Budapest for Switzerland. From 1867, he lived in Paris, where he won matches against, among others, Ignatz von Kolisch, Samuel Rosenthal and Jules Arnous de Rivière. In 1870, Hoffer emigrated to England, where he spent the remainder of his life. From 1879-1896, Hoffer was a founder and editor (with Johannes Zukertort Johannes Hermann Zukertort (Polish: ''Jan Hermann Cukiertort''; 7 September 1842 – 20 June 1888) was a Polish chess master. He was one of the leading world players for most of the 1870s and 1880s, but lost to Wilhelm Steinitz in the World Ches ...) of the magazine ''Chess Monthly''. Publications * * * References External links * 1842 births 1913 deaths Hungarian Jews Hungarian chess players English chess players Jewish chess players British chess writers British magazine editors British Jews 19th-century chess players {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
