Robert Abbott

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Robert Abbott

Summary

Robert Abbott is a human[1]. Born in St. Louis[2], he… he was born on +1933-03-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2018-02-20T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a game designer[5] and non-fiction writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in St. Louis[2], Robert Abbott…
  • Robert Abbott was born on +1933-03-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Robert Abbott died on +2018-02-20T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Robert Abbott held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Robert Abbott worked as a game designer[5].
  • Robert Abbott worked as a non-fiction writer[6].
  • Robert Abbott's image is recorded as Robert Abbott.jpg[9].
  • Robert Abbott is recorded as male[10].
  • Robert Abbott's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Robert Abbott's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 18949562[12].
  • Robert Abbott's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n96070662[13].
  • Robert Abbott's Commons category is recorded as Robert Abbott[14].
  • Robert Abbott's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/034f3j[15].
  • Robert Abbott's family name is recorded as Abbott[16].
  • Robert Abbott's given name is recorded as Robert[17].
  • Robert Abbott's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Robert-Abbott[18].
  • Robert Abbott's FAST ID is recorded as 377923[19].
  • Robert Abbott's BoardGameGeek designer ID is recorded as 221[20].
  • Robert Abbott's Luding designer ID is recorded as 77[21].
  • Robert Abbott's MR Author ID is recorded as 1478005[22].
  • Robert Abbott's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJrRgQ9m94HYdPkjHhYXVC[23].
  • Robert Abbott's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/0e46331c-df0a-400f-a2b6-703f2d60db97[24].

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Origins and Family

Born in St. Louis[2], Robert Abbott… he was born on +1933-03-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include game designer[5] and non-fiction writer[6].

Death and Burial

Robert Abbott died on +2018-02-20T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Robert Abbott ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

He is credited with the discovery of baroque chess[26], a chess variant[27]. Works attributed to him include Eleusis[28], a card game[29], written by him[30].

FAQs

Where was Robert Abbott born?

Born in St. Louis[2], Robert Abbott…

What did Robert Abbott do for work?

Robert Abbott worked as game designer[5] and non-fiction writer[6].

What did Robert Abbott discover?

Robert Abbott is credited as discoverer of baroque chess[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . gathering4gardner.org. gathering4gardner.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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