Baron Waldemar Konrad von Zedtwitz (May 8, 1896 – October 5, 1984)[1][2] was a German-born American bridge player and administrator.
[2] He was friends with Harold Vanderbilt, the inventor of contract bridge, and became an early and enthusiastic competitor and promoter of the game, including a tour of Europe.
[2] Von Zedtwitz was inducted into its hall of fame by The Bridge World in 1966, which brought the number of members to nine.
[10][11][a] The ACBL Hall of Fame established the von Zedtwitz Award to be given to living or deceased individual(s) who have achieved prominence in the game of bridge and have an outstanding tournament record but who may not have been in the limelight for a significant period of time.
[12] In 1929, Baron Von Zedtwitz bought a duplex penthouse apartment in New York City from Lloyd C. Griscom at 812 Park Avenue, the James Edwin Ruthven Carpenter Jr. designed housing cooperative on the southwest corner of 75th Street.