Merwin Maier
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Merwin D. "Jimmy" Maier (August 14, 1908 – February 15, 1942) was an American attorney and bridge player from New York City. He was a member of the Four Aces from 1937 until his death from an unknown virus in New York in 1942.
Maier was born into a Jewish family in Manhattan, the son of Julius Maier and Lydia B. Maier. All four of his grandparents emigrated from Germany. He attended Columbia Law School and was an editor on the Columbia Law Review.
He died at age 33 after suffering from an illness for two months. Maier was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2004.
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
- ACBL Hall of Fame, 2004
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships (9) Masters Individual (1) 1939 von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1941 Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1940 Vanderbilt (2) 1937, 1938 Spingold (2) 1935, 1937 Spingold (2) 1938, 1939
Runners-up
- North American Bridge Championships Masters Individual (1) 1936 Vanderbilt (2) 1935, 1941 Masters Team of 4 (1) 1936 Reisinger (2) 1934, 1939 Spingold (1) 1941
See also
External links
- at the ACBL Hall of Fame (archived)