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Sam Loyd, Jr.

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BornWalther Loyd
1873
DiedFebruary 25, 1934
Brooklyn

Sam Loyd Sr., known as "The Puzzle King", died April 10, 1911. Walther, Loyd's son, changed his name to Sam Loyd and continued his father’s work.

Books

  • SAM LOYD’s Cyclopedia of 5000 Puzzles, Tricks, and Conundrums (1914)
  • SAM LOYD’s Puzzles, A Book for Children
  • SAM LOYD’s Tricks & Puzzles
  • SAM LOYD and his Puzzles

References

  • SOURCES IN RECREATIONAL MATHEMATICS, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY by DAVID SINGMASTER, Sam LOYD (1841-1911) and Sam LOYD Jr. (1873-1934), Sources pages 6-7
  • Wittus Wits magischewelt, Vol. 57, No. 6, November/Dezember 2008, Der Stift am Faden by Tony Fatseas, page 326
  • Genii, Vol. 71, No. 10, October 2008, The "Puzzle King" Sam Loyd, by Tony Fataseas, pages 40-46
  • http://www.samuelloyd.com/, SAM LOYD TIMELINE, ABOUT SAM LOYD