About Edwin Biedermann
Lived 1877 – 1929 (aged 52). Edwin Biedermann was a British tennis player.
Edwin Anthony Biedermann (5 July 1877 - 31 October 1929) was a British sportsman who represented Great Britain in jeu de paume at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Early life Biedermann was born on 5 July 1877 in Kensington, London, the son of Alfred Biedermann and his wife Henrietta (Helene) Biedermann. He won a real tennis (jeu de paume) Blue at Oxford University, playing in the doubles in 1898 and in singles and doubles in 1899 and 1900. In 1912, he was living at Talbot House, Eaton Terrace, Belgravia, London.
In October 1917, he changed his surname by deed poll to Best and died in London on 31 October 1929.
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Who was Edwin Biedermann?
British tennis player (1877–1929)
When was Edwin Biedermann born?
Edwin Biedermann was born on 5 July 1877 in London.
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Edwin Biedermann died on 31 October 1929 in London.
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Edwin Biedermann was a tennis player.
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Edwin Biedermann was British.
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