Waldemar von Zedtwitz

Baron Waldemar Konrad von Zedtwitz (May 8, 1896 – October 5, 1984) daughter of American businessman William Shakespeare Caldwell (eldest son of James H. Caldwell), one of Louisville's first millionaires by the late 1850s, and sister of Mary Gwendoline, Marquise des Monstiers-Mérinville. His father died in a boating accident on August 18, 1896,

He was educated at Berlin and Bern, and later served in the German cavalry during World War I. He became a naturalized American citizen.

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

ACBL Hall of Fame, 1966

Wins

North American Bridge Championships (20) Master Individual (1) 1936 von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1930 Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1946 Fall National Open Pairs (2) 1928, 1937 Vanderbilt (3) 1930, 1932, 1940 Barclay Trophy (1) 1948 Spingold (1) 1930 Masters Team of 4 (1) 1937 Reisinger (2) 1932, 1945 Spingold (3) 1941, 1947, 1953

Runners-up

North American Bridge Championships von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (2) 1933, 1939 Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (3) 1933, 1935, 1956 He lived in the apartment "with old masters decorating his walls" until he moved to Hawaii in 1977.