Paul Morphy

Summary

Paul Morphy is a human^[1]. His place of birth was New Orleans^[2]. He was born on June 22, 1837^[3]. He died in New Orleans^[4]. He died on July 10, 1884^[5]. He worked as a chess player^[6] and chess theoretician^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,068 views/month, #6,534 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Paul Morphy was born in New Orleans^[2].
• Paul Morphy passed away in New Orleans^[4].
• Paul Morphy was born on June 22, 1837^[3].
• Paul Morphy died on July 10, 1884^[5].
• Burial took place at Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1^[9].
• Paul Morphy held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Paul Morphy's professions included chess player^[6].
• Paul Morphy worked as a chess theoretician^[7].
• Paul Morphy's education included a stint at Tulane University^[11].
• Paul Morphy's education included a stint at Spring Hill College^[12].
• Paul Morphy is recorded as male^[13].
• Paul Morphy's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Paul Morphy's Commons category is recorded as Paul Morphy^[15].
• The cause of death was stroke^[16].
• Paul Morphy's sport is recorded as chess^[17].
• Paul Morphy's family name is recorded as Morphy^[18].
• Paul Morphy's given name is recorded as Paul^[19].
• Paul Morphy's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[20].
• Paul Morphy's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[21].
• Paul Morphy's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Paul Morphy's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[23].
• Paul Morphy's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[24].
• Paul Morphy's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• Paul Morphy's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[26].
• Paul Morphy's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://chess.stackexchange.com/tags/morphy^[27].

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Origins and Family

Paul Morphy was born in New Orleans^[2]. He was born on June 22, 1837^[3].

Education

Educated at Tulane University^[11], a university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1834^[30], headquartered in New Orleans^[31] and Spring Hill College^[12], a liberal arts college in the United States^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1830^[34], headquartered in Mobile^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chess player^[6] and chess theoretician^[7].

Death and Burial

Paul Morphy died on July 10, 1884^[5]. He passed away in New Orleans^[4]. The cause of death was stroke^[16]. He is buried at Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1^[9].

Why It Matters

Paul Morphy ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,068 views/month, #6,534 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] He is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

FAQs

Where was Paul Morphy born?

Paul Morphy was born in New Orleans^[2].

Where did Paul Morphy die?

Paul Morphy passed away in New Orleans^[4].

What did Paul Morphy do for work?

Paul Morphy worked as chess player^[6] and chess theoretician^[7].

Where did Paul Morphy go to school?

Paul Morphy was educated at Tulane University^[11] and Spring Hill College^[12].