Bernard Louis Teltscher was born in Vienna 
									on February 18, 1923 but grew up in 
									Nikolsburg (today's Mikulov) a Czech town on 
									the border with Austria before moving to 
									London with the whole family to escape Nazi 
									persecution. There, his brother Felix was 
									able to restart the family winery which 
									Bernard also later took care of.
									
									Taking a first degree in 
									engineering from 
									University College of London when she moved 
									to Swansea during the war, she took a second 
									in economics and business from Trinity 
									College in Cambridge where in 1946 she was 
									the architect of the rebirth of the local 
									Bridge Club.
									Slightly claudicating for a childhood 
									illness, he wanted to become an electrical 
									engineer but life led him to take care of 
									the wine importing company founded by his 
									grandfather in 1875.
Married to Jill, he had two children with her: Mark and Natalie. Remarrying with Kitty in 1998 he separated in 2006 while remaining a good friend of his second wife all his life.
Bernard started playing Bridge as a child in 1931 when he was being treated in a sanatorium in Switzerland and although the game was played by many of his family members, it was not immediately great love.
Later he had the opportunity to play with the greatest English champions of his time and collected several national titles.
In 2000 he took his most prestigious title: the Olympic silver medal won in couple with his wife in Mixed Pairs.
In 1990 he was elected to the presidency of the London Metropolitan Bridge Association office which he held until his death in March 2020.

    