Erich Zepler

Erich Ernst Zepler (later Eric Ernest Zepler; born January 27, 1898 in Herford, † 13 May 1980 in Southampton ) was an English, originally from Germany physicist and chess composer.

Life

Zepler studied physics in Berlin and Bonn and received his PhD in Würzburg. He continued his research continued in Würzburg and went in 1925 to Telefunken in Berlin. He became head of the Institute of Radio receiver, but was forced as a Jew because of anti-Semitic discrimination in 1935 to flee with his family from Germany. He came to England and got a job at the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company. From 1941 to 1943 he taught at University College, Southampton (now University of Southampton ), and then moved to the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University. In 1947 he founded at the University College of Southampton one of the world's first electronics department, and in 1949 there was created a chair for him. The department is now in the building named after him Zepler. He helped to establish the electronics as an independent branch of engineering. After his first retirement in 1963, he began to explore problems of hearing, and could contribute to the understanding of the reaction of hearing on impulses. 1977 he was awarded an honorary degree as a Doctor of Science.

As an important representative of the New German School of the chess problem Zepler created mainly three-and multi Züger and some endgame studies. In 1957 he was International Judge for Chess Compositions and 1973 International Master of chess composition. According to him, the combination Zepler - Turton is named.

Together with the German Ado Kraemer composed Zepler decades chess problems and published books. The "close personal relationship " remained during the period of National Socialism despite Zeplers emigration and Kraemer's memberships in SA, NSDAP and SS exist. In 1952 both together Honorary Members of the Chess Problem Association The swallow. Wolfgang Dittmann wrote later to double the ceremony, they were considered " generally regarded as the two greatest composers of the New German School, then alive, [ ... and ] a passionate advocate of the concept of the artistic character of the chess problem."