Philipp von Klett

  Life:Klett was a career officer at the Ludwigsburg Cadet Institute, where he became captain. For his services, Klett was awarded the Knight of Honor Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown in 1880, with which the staff nobility was associated.Klett spent his final years in retirement in Calw. He died in his home.Philipp von Klett is considered to be one of the most important composers of the old German school of chess composition. In an obituary in the Deutsche Schachzeitung in 1910, the extensive mastery of positions was highlighted as a special achievement by Klett.