Henry Bird

Summary

Henry Bird is a human^[1]. He was born in Hampshire^[2]. He was born on +1830-07-14T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in London^[4]. He died on +1908-04-11T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a chess player^[6], non-fiction writer^[7], chess composer^[8], and bookkeeper^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in Hampshire^[2], Henry Bird…
• Henry Bird died in London^[4].
• Henry Bird was born on +1830-07-14T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Henry Bird died on +1908-04-11T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Henry Bird held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[11].
• Henry Bird's professions included chess player^[6].
• Henry Bird's professions included non-fiction writer^[7].
• Henry Bird worked as a chess composer^[8].
• Henry Bird worked as a bookkeeper^[9].
• Henry Bird's field of work was chess^[12].
• Henry Bird's field of work was accounting^[13].
• Henry Bird's image is recorded as Henry Edward Bird (1877 drawing by Sam Loyd).jpg^[14].
• Henry Bird is recorded as male^[15].
• Henry Bird's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Henry Bird's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063176485^[17].
• Henry Bird's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 22935369^[18].
• Henry Bird's GND ID is recorded as 118663364^[19].
• Henry Bird's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80165306^[20].
• Henry Bird's Commons category is recorded as Henry Bird (chess player)^[21].
• Henry Bird's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35290355^[22].
• Henry Bird's sport is recorded as chess^[23].
• Henry Bird's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/018ygf^[24].
• Henry Bird's Open Library ID is recorded as OL5302578A^[25].
• Henry Bird's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as hka2017969500^[26].
• Henry Bird's family name is recorded as Bird^[27].

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Origins and Family

Henry Bird's place of birth was Hampshire^[2]. He was born on +1830-07-14T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chess player^[6], non-fiction writer^[7], chess composer^[8], and bookkeeper^[9]. Fields of work include chess^[12], a board game^[28], founded in 0601^[29] and accounting^[13], a reporting^[30].

Death and Burial

Henry Bird died on +1908-04-11T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in London^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Henry Bird include Bird's Opening^[31], a flank opening^[32] and Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defence^[33], a chess opening^[34].

Why It Matters

Henry Bird ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for him include Bird's Opening^[31], a flank opening^[32] and Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defence^[33], a chess opening^[34].

FAQs

Where was Henry Bird born?

Henry Bird's place of birth was Hampshire^[2].

Where did Henry Bird die?

Henry Bird died in London^[4].

What did Henry Bird do for work?

Henry Bird worked as chess player^[6], non-fiction writer^[7], chess composer^[8], and bookkeeper^[9].