Leopold Hoffer

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Leopold Hoffer

Leopold Hoffer (1842, Hungary – 28 August 1913, 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) of the magazine Chess Monthly.^[1]^[2]

Publications

Hoffer, L; Zukertort, Johannes, eds. (1879-1896), "Chess Monthly", reprint catalogue (Moravian chess), Vols. 1-17, retrieved 8 October 2010 Check date values in: |date= (help)
L. Hoffer, ed. (1908), The Championship Match: Lasker v. Tarrasch, London: E.A. Michell & Frank Hollings, retrieved 8 October 2010
L. Hoffer (1916), Chess (10th ed.), Petersburg: Will H. Lyons; Kentucky, U.S.A: Boone Co, retrieved 8 October 2010

↑ Calisch, Edward N (1909), "Hoffer as editor of Chess Monthly", The Jew in English Literature, as Author and as Subject, Richmond, Virginia: The Bell Book and Stationery Co, p. 197, retrieved 8 October 2010
↑ Giffen, Glenn (Last updated December 16, 2004), "Chess Monthly editorship and publishing details", Chess Periodicals, retrieved 8 October 2010 Check date values in: |date= (help)

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Name	Hoffer, Leopold
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Short description	British chess player and journalist
Date of birth	1842
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Date of death	28 August 1913
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