On Apr 21, 6:11=A0pm, ttk5...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> =A0 Looking further, I see Landsberger devotes a half-page to a Hedwig
> Steinitz, daughter of Wilhelm's half-brother Bernard, who lived in
> Prague and apparently never came to the USA. Landsberger writes:
>
> =A0 "In a letter of August 9, 1893, Steinitz wrote that the two oldest
> children of Bernard, a boy and a girl, had arrived at his house [the
> boy was named Josef -- TK] ... At one time Hedwig told a re****ter that
> she was not only Steinitz's niece but his adopted daughter; the
> re****ter quoted her as calling him 'Papa.'"
>
> =A0 So I wonder if the two children mentioned in the obituary were
> Hedwig and Josef? Seems possible, though at the time of Steinitz's
> death Josef would have been about 25 and Hedwig 22, a bit old to be
> dependent children still.- Hide quoted text -
>
The mystery continues. I will scour my collection of American Chess
Bulletin volumes and see if there is any further information on this.
Thanks for all of your help on this Taylor.
Morphy
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