▁Jewish ▁Encyclopedia ▁( see ▁below ), ▁gives ▁his ▁first ▁name ▁as ▁" Sol omon ". ▁Jer emy ▁Ga ige ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁book ▁Ch ess ▁Personal ia : ▁A ▁Bio bibli ography ▁lists ▁five ▁sources ▁that ▁give ▁his ▁first ▁name ▁as ▁" Sim on ", ▁four ▁that ▁give ▁it ▁as ▁" Sam uel ", ▁and ▁one ▁that ▁gives ▁it ▁as ▁" Sol omon ". ▁In ▁an ▁earlier ▁book , ▁Ga ige ▁wrote , ▁" H is ▁first ▁name ▁has ▁been ▁various ly ▁given ▁as ▁Samuel , ▁Simon ▁or ▁Sol omon . ▁The ▁weight ▁of ▁evidence ▁does ▁not ▁clearly ▁favor ▁any ▁of ▁them ." ▁In ▁a ▁new ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Li ps ch üt z , ▁Stephen ▁Dav ies ▁establish es ▁that ▁he ▁used ▁" S alom on " ▁for ▁official ▁purposes ▁but ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁called ▁" Sam uel " ▁by ▁family ▁and ▁friends . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁“ S . ▁Li ps ch üt z ▁– ▁Samuel , ▁Simon ▁or ▁Sol omon ?” ▁by ▁Edward ▁Winter ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 0 5 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁U zh hor od ▁Category : U k rain ian ▁Jews ▁Category : A ust ro - H ung arian ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : American ▁people ▁of ▁Ukrain ian - J ew ish ▁descent ▁Category : American ▁ch ess ▁players ▁Category : J ew ish ▁ch ess ▁players ▁Category :