Career
His most famous game was the "Immortal Draw" (Carl Hamppe vs Philipp Meitner, Vienna 1872). Meitner played in two strong international tournaments in the Vienna 1873 and Vienna 1882. Meitner studied at the Vienna Polytecnic, and William Steinitz was a fellow student.
Philipp Meitner was the father of Doctor Lise Meitner.