Harry J. Fishbein | |
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Born | |
Died | February 19, 1976 | (aged 78)
Nationality | American |
Known for | bridge player and club owner |
Harry J. Fishbein (April 18, 1897 – February 19, 1976) was an American bridge player and club owner. [1] He used to be a professional basketball player. In teams-of-four competition, Fishbein was a runner-up for the world championship in the 1959 Bermuda Bowl, playing on the United States team in a three-way round-robin among Europe, North America, and South America representatives. [2] Fishbein was "the presiding genius" of the famous Mayfair club [or Mayfair Bridge Club] [3] for more than 20 years" [1] – proprietor of the training ground of experts from 1943 to 1966. As of 1960 he was also ACBL Treasurer. [3]
He developed the Fishbein convention as a defense against preemptive opening bids.
He was born on April 18, 1898, in Manhattan, New York City. He died on February 19, 1976, at the New York Infirmary following a heart attack. [1]
Fishbein was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2000. [4] [5]
He was a second cousin of the noted Orthodox Jewish scholar J.D. Eisenstein.
Harry J. Fishbein | |
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Born | |
Died | February 19, 1976 | (aged 78)
Nationality | American |
Known for | bridge player and club owner |
Harry J. Fishbein (April 18, 1897 – February 19, 1976) was an American bridge player and club owner. [1] He used to be a professional basketball player. In teams-of-four competition, Fishbein was a runner-up for the world championship in the 1959 Bermuda Bowl, playing on the United States team in a three-way round-robin among Europe, North America, and South America representatives. [2] Fishbein was "the presiding genius" of the famous Mayfair club [or Mayfair Bridge Club] [3] for more than 20 years" [1] – proprietor of the training ground of experts from 1943 to 1966. As of 1960 he was also ACBL Treasurer. [3]
He developed the Fishbein convention as a defense against preemptive opening bids.
He was born on April 18, 1898, in Manhattan, New York City. He died on February 19, 1976, at the New York Infirmary following a heart attack. [1]
Fishbein was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2000. [4] [5]
He was a second cousin of the noted Orthodox Jewish scholar J.D. Eisenstein.