Leopold Hoffer

Leopold Hoffer

Leopold Hoffer (born 1842, Hungary - died 28 August 1913, England) was an English chess player and journalist.

He left Budapest for Switzerland. Since 1867, he lived in Paris, where won a few matches, among others against Ignatz von Kolisch, Samuel Rosenthal, Jules Arnous de Rivière, etc. In 1870, he came to England, where spent rest of his life.

In 1879-1896, Hoffer was a founder and editor (with Johannes Zukertort) of "The Chess Monthly".


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