Harold S. Vanderbilt
Harold Stirling Vanderbilt (born July 6, 1884 in Oakdale, Suffolk County, New York , † July 4, 1970 in Newport , Rhode Island ) was an American multi-millionaire whose fortune came from the estate of his grandfather Cornelius Vanderbilt .
In 1925 Vanderbilt perfected the bridge rules on a cruise with friends on the Finland . While driving through the Panama Canal , he developed the contract bridge from Whist and Auction Bridge by combining various ideas, such as the introduction of the hazard situation and address system, into an easily understandable bidding and gaming system. He created a new card game that began its triumphal march around the world: contract bridge, which is also known as the queen of card games .
In 1928 the first national championship was played in the USA: the Vanderbilt Trophy (Vanderbilt Knockout Teams).
In 1960 the first four-year World Team Olympiad was played for the Vanderbilt Trophy and has been part of the World Thinking Sports Games since 2008 .
Works
- Contract Bridge: bidding and the club convention , New York: Charles Scribner's Sons , 1929. OCLC 412630
- The New Contract Bridge: club convention bidding and forcing overbids , Scribner, 1930.
- Enterprise: the story of the defense of the America's Cup in 1930 , Scribner, 1931. OCLC 1625050
- Contract by Hand Analysis: a synopsis of 1933 club convention bidding , New York: The Bridge World, 1933. OCLC 6351169
- On the Wind's Highway: Ranger, Rainbow and racing , Scribner, 1939. OCLC 6351177
- The Club Convention system of bidding at contract bridge , Scribner, 1964. OCLC 1352573
Web links
- History of the bridge
- Swedish Open Team Captures Vanderbilt Trophy in Lille 2012 , part of the World Thinking Sports Games (English)
- Short biography in the ACBL Bridge Hall of Fame (English)
- Short biography ( Memento from May 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) in the Sailing World Hall of Fame (English)
Individual evidence
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^ "World Team Olympiad" . World Bridge Federation .
"World Bridge Games" . World Bridge Federation. (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vanderbilt, Harold S. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vanderbilt, Harold Stirling |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American entrepreneur and bridge player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 6, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oakdale, Suffolk County , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th July 1970 |
| Place of death | Newport , Rhode Island |