# Sam Loyd

> American chess player, chess composer, puzzle author, and recreational mathematician (1841–1911)

**Wikidata**: [Q337325](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q337325)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Loyd)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/sam-loyd


## References

1. MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
2. Virtual International Authority File
3. BnF authorities
4. Find a Grave
5. [Source](https://maplegrovecemeterykewgardensny.f3.batesvillemis.com/publicsearch?handler=getOther)
6. International Standard Name Identifier
7. CiNii Research
8. [Source](http://samloyd.com/about-sam-loyd/our-founder-sam-loyd/)
9. Encyclopædia Britannica
10. Encyclopædia Britannica Online
11. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
12. Integrated Authority File