CHESS PLAYER

Henry Bird

1830 - 1908

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Henry Edward Bird (14 July 1829 – 11 April 1908) was an English chess player, author and accountant. He wrote the books Chess History and Reminiscences and An Analysis of Railways in the United Kingdom. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Bird is the 54th most popular chess player (up from 167th in 2019), the 1,710th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,319th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Henry Bird ranks 54 out of 461. Before him are László Szabó, Olga Rubtsova, Nigel Short, Gioachino Greco, Yuri Averbakh, and Mir Sultan Khan. After him are Lajos Portisch, Andor Lilienthal, Dawid Janowski, Carl Schlechter, Géza Maróczy, and Pedro Damiano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1830, Henry Bird ranks 36. Before him are Princess Elisabeth of Saxony, Carmine Crocco, François-Marie Raoult, Aga Khan II, Theodor Leschetizky, and Yoshida Shōin. After him are Alexei Savrasov, Albert Bierstadt, Guido Gezelle, Christina Rossetti, Henry Flagler, and Luigi Cremona. Among people deceased in 1908, Henry Bird ranks 34. Before him are Tomás Estrada Palma, Sundance Kid, François Coppée, Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Enomoto Takeaki, and Herman Snellen. After him are Dersu Uzala, Andrew Graham, Eduard Zeller, Friedrich Traun, John Taylor, and Antoine Béchamp.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry Bird ranks 1,710 out of 8,785. Before him are Herbert Kilpin (1870), Rupert Everett (1959), Frederic Bartlett (1886), Robert Hardy (1925), Charles Joughin (1878), and A. S. Byatt (1936). After him are Albert Ketèlbey (1875), Michael Dummett (1925), Henry Thomas Buckle (1821), Charles Webster Leadbeater (1854), Richard of Saint Victor (1110), and Eddie the Eagle (1963).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among chess players born in United Kingdom, Henry Bird ranks 4. Before him are Howard Staunton (1810), Alexander McDonnell (1798), and Nigel Short (1965). After him are Joseph Henry Blackburne (1841), Michael Adams (1971), Fred Yates (1884), Horatio Caro (1862), Amos Burn (1848), Jonathan Penrose (1933), John Owen (1827), and John Nunn (1955).

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