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 1837–1843. 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.

The Berlin Pleiades

• 
  Paul von Bilguer
• 
  Ludwig Bledow
• 
  Wilhelm Hanstein
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  Bernhard Horwitz
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  Von der Lasa
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  Carl Mayet
• 
  Carl Schorn

References

• Hooper, David; Whyld, Kenneth (1996) [First pub. 1992]. "Pleiades". The Oxford Companion to Chess (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 311. ISBN 0-19-280049-3.