- HOYLE, EDMOND
- the inventor of whist, lived in London; wrote on games and taught whist; his "Short Treatise on Whist" appeared in 1742 (1672-1769).
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
HOYLE, EDMOND
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Hoyle, Edmond — born 1671/72 died Aug. 29, 1769, London, Eng. British writer on card games. Hoyle wrote A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist in 1742, and in 1760 he established a set of rules for whist that remained in effect until 1864. His codification of the … Universalium
Hoyle, Edmond — (1671/72–29 ago. 1769, Londres, Inglaterra). Especialista británico en juegos de naipes. En 1742 escribió A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist [Breve tratado sobre el whist], y en 1760 estableció una serie de reglas para el whist que se… … Enciclopedia Universal
Edmond Hoyle — auch Edmund Hoyle (* 1672; † 29. August 1769) war ein britischer Spieleexperte im 18. Jahrhundert. Über das Leben Edmond Hoyles ist nur wenig bekannt; möglicherweise machte er eine Ausbildung zum Rechtsanwalt. Im Jahre 1741 begann Hoyle als Whist … Deutsch Wikipedia
Edmond Hoyle — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Edmond Hoyle Autoridad del juego de naipes inglés, El Padre del Whist … Wikipedia Español
Edmond — /ed meuhnd/, n. 1. a town in central Oklahoma. 34,637. 2. Also, Edmund. a male given name: from Old English words meaning rich, happy and protection. * * * (as used in expressions) Halley Edmond Hoyle Edmond Rostand Edmond Eugène Edmond Preston… … Universalium
Edmond — (as used in expressions) Goncourt, Edmond (Louis Antoine Huot de) y Jules (Alfred Huot de) Halley, Edmond Hoyle, Edmond Rostand, Edmond (Eugène) Edmond Preston Biden … Enciclopedia Universal
Hoyle — is a surname, and may refer to * Alan Hoyle, British basketball player and coach * Arthur Hoyle, Australian historian and biographer * Colin Hoyle, English football player * David Hoyle, British perfomance artist * David W. Hoyle, North Carolina… … Wikipedia
Hoyle — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Arthur Hoyle (* 1929), US amerikanischer Jazz und Studiomusiker (Trompete, Kornett und Flügelhorn) Edmond Hoyle (auch Edmund Hoyle; 1672–1769), britischer Spieleexperte Fred Hoyle (1915–2001), britischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hoyle — cited as a typical authority on card or board games, in ref. to Edmond Hoyle (1672 1769), author of several works on card playing. The surname, according to Bardsley, represents a Northern English dialectal pronunciation of hole. In Yorks and… … Etymology dictionary
Hoyle — [hoil] n. a book of rules and instructions for indoor games, esp. card games, orig. compiled by Edmond Hoyle (1672 1769), English authority on card games and chess according to Hoyle according to the rules and regulations; in the prescribed, fair … English World dictionary
