- Jakub Heilpern
Jakub Heilpern (3 February 1850 – 28 November 1910) was a Polish
chess master. [Bolesław Chwaściński, "Jakub Heilpern", Słownik biograficzny techników polskich, zeszyt 3, Federacja Stowarzyszeń Naukowo-Technicznych, Warszawa 1993]Born into a Jewish family near Warsaw, he was educated in a high school gymnasium in Warsaw, studied in
ETH Zurich ("Eidgenössische Polytechnische Schule") in 1870–72 and gradueted fromTechnical University of Munich ("Technische Universität München") in 1874. After the study, he worked in Bavaria, among others in Süddeutsche Brückenbau A.G. In 1879, he returned to Poland, and worked as an engineer at theWarsaw-Vienna Railway .He tied for 5-6th in the 2nd Warsaw City Chess Championship (
Józef Żabiński won). Heilpern won a match againstJean Taubenhaus (5.5 : 3.5) at Warsaw 1887. [Tomasz Wolsza, "Arcymistrzowie, mistrzowie, amatorzy..." tom 2, Wyd. DiG, Warsaw 1996, ISBN 83-85490-78-7]Since 1902, he was a chief editor of "Przegląd Techniczny" (Technical Review) in Warsaw. [ [http://www.przeglad-techniczny.pl/arch/2006/09/historia_PT.htm Czas budowania (1900-05) ] at www.przeglad-techniczny.pl] He died in a health resort at
Gardone Riviera in Italy.References
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