John Roycroft

Summary

John Roycroft is a human^[1]. His place of birth was England^[2]. He was born on +1929-07-25T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a chess composer^[4], non-fiction writer^[5], and chess player^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• John Roycroft's place of birth was England^[2].
• John Roycroft was born on +1929-07-25T00:00:00Z^[3].
• John Roycroft held citizenship in United Kingdom^[8].
• John Roycroft's professions included chess composer^[4].
• John Roycroft's professions included non-fiction writer^[5].
• John Roycroft's professions included chess player^[6].
• John Roycroft was employed by IBM^[9].
• John Roycroft's image is recorded as JohnRoycroft1988atBurgStolpen.jpg^[10].
• John Roycroft is recorded as male^[11].
• John Roycroft's instance of is recorded as human^[12].
• John Roycroft's ISNI is recorded as 0000000067269064^[13].
• John Roycroft's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 262288814^[14].
• John Roycroft's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82001282^[15].
• John Roycroft's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 167675355^[16].
• John Roycroft's Commons category is recorded as John Roycroft^[17].
• John Roycroft's sport is recorded as chess^[18].
• John Roycroft's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06t1m0^[19].
• John Roycroft's family name is recorded as Roycroft^[20].
• John Roycroft's given name is recorded as John^[21].
• John Roycroft's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 071459812^[22].
• John Roycroft's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[23].
• John Roycroft's title of chess person is recorded as Honorary Master of Chess Composition^[24].
• John Roycroft's title of chess person is recorded as International Judge of Chess Compositions^[25].
• John Roycroft's Prabook ID is recorded as 2600909^[26].
• John Roycroft's BNB person ID is recorded as RoycroftJohn1929-^[27].

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Origins and Family

John Roycroft was born in England^[2]. He was born on +1929-07-25T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chess composer^[4], non-fiction writer^[5], and chess player^[6]. Among John Roycroft's employers was IBM^[9].

Why It Matters

John Roycroft ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]

He is credited with the discovery of GBR code^[29].

FAQs

Where was John Roycroft born?

Born in England^[2], John Roycroft…

What did John Roycroft do for work?

John Roycroft worked as chess composer^[4], non-fiction writer^[5], and chess player^[6].

What did John Roycroft discover?

John Roycroft is credited as discoverer of GBR code^[29].