Sam Loyd
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 114 years ago |
| Date of birth | January 30,1841 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Philadelphia |
| Pennsylvania | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | April 10,1911 |
| Died | New York City |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Parents | Elizabeth Singer |
| Job | Mathematician |
| Books | Nuevos Acertijos de Sam Loyd |
| Sam Loyd's Cyclopedia of 5000 Puzzles tricks and Conundrums with Answers | |
| Sam Loyd's Book of Tangrams | |
| Sam Loyd's Best Picture Puzzles | |
| The Book of Tangrams: 700 Puzzles | |
| Chess Strategy: A Treatise Upon the Art of Problem Composition | |
| Sam Loyd: His Story and Best Problems | |
| Sam Lloyd's Book of Tangram Puzzles | |
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| ID | 528562 |
Sam Loyd Life story
Samuel Loyd, born in Philadelphia and raised in New York City, was an American chess player, chess composer, puzzle author, and recreational mathematician. As a chess composer, he authored a number of chess problems, often with interesting themes.