Edgar Kaplan, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Edgar Kaplan

American bridge player, writer, editor, publisher, administrator, commentator

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1925

Date of Death: 07-Sep-1997

Profession: bridge player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Edgar Kaplan (April 18, 1925 – September 7, 1997) was an American bridge player and one of the principal contributors to the game.
His career spanned six decades and covered every aspect of bridge.
He was a teacher, author, editor, administrator, champion player, theorist, expert Vugraph commentator, coach/captain and authority on the laws of the game.
He was the editor and publisher of The Bridge World magazine for more than 30 years (1967–1997).
With Alfred Sheinwold he developed the Kaplan–Sheinwold bidding system.
He was from New York City.