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Sam Loyd

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Gender Male
Death113 years ago
Date of birth January 30,1841
Zodiac sign Aquarius
Born Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
United States
Date of died April 10,1911
DiedNew York City
New York
United States
Parents Elizabeth Singer
Job Mathematician
BooksNuevos 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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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.

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