Berlin Pleiades

The Berlin Pleiades – a group of seven stars of German chess - Die Berliner Schule or Das Berliner Siebengestirn (die Plejaden) – in the 19th century, lasting 1837–43. They are named after the star constellation the Pleiades.

The members of the Berlin Pleiades were:

• Paul Rudolf von Bilguer, Army Lieutenant and author of the Handbuch des Schachspiels, the most influential chess book for 90 years;
• Dr. Ludwig Bledow, teacher of mathematics and the Pleiades co-founder;
• Wilhelm Hanstein, civil servant;
• Bernhard Horwitz, painter and chess professional;
• Baron Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa, later became a Prussian diplomat and chess historian (he collected over 2000 books);
• Carl Mayet, barrister and judge;
• Carl Schorn, painter.^[1]

The Berlin Pleiades
Paul von Bilguer  Ludwig Bledow  Carl Mayet  Bernhard Horwitz  Von der Lasa  Wilhelm Hanstein  Carl Schorn

References

• Hooper, David; Whyld, Kenneth (1992), "Pleiades", The Oxford Companion to Chess (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-280049-3