Edward Lasker

Edward Lasker
Edward Lasker
	Edward Lasker
Full name	Eduard Lasker
Country	German Empire (before 1917); United States (after 1917)
Born	December 3, 1885; Kempen, Province of Posen, Prussia, German Empire
Died	March 25, 1981 (aged 95); New York City, New York, United States
Title	International Master

Edward Lasker (born Eduard Lasker) (December 3, 1885 – March 25, 1981) was a German-American chess and Go player. He was awarded the title of International Master of chess by FIDE. Lasker was an engineer by profession, and an author of books on Go, chess and checkers. Born in Prussia, he emigrated to the United States in 1914. He was distantly related to World Chess Champion Emanuel Lasker with whom he is sometimes confused.