Edgar Seligman

British artist and épée, foil, and sabre fencer (1867-1958)

Born

14 April 1867, San Francisco

Died

27 September 1958, London

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Sport

fencing

Occupation

fencer, painter

Height

174 cm (5 ft 9 in)

Weight

80 kg (176 lb)

Edgar Isaac Seligman (14 April 1867 – 27 September 1958) was an accomplished American-born British painter, who exhibited at the Fine Art Society and Royal Academy and was a highly competitive épée, foil, and sabre fencer.

Seligman competed in five Olympiads and won the silver medal in team épée competition as a member of the British fencing team in 1906 (Intercalated), 1908, and 1912, despite not making his Olympic debut until age 39. At the British Fencing Championships, Seligman was a strong fencer on all three weapons, épée, sabre, and foil, and was the only person to have won the British title in each weapon at least twice. Recognized as a team leader and champion, he served as the British fencing team's Captain from 1912 to 1924.

Competitions

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q1642311 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.