Henry Jones (Author)

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Henry Jones (born November 2, 1831 in London , † February 10, 1899 there ) was an English doctor and author. He was instrumental in the preparation and organization of the first Wimbledon Championships .

Life

Jones was born in 1831, the eldest son of Henry Derviche Jones . Like his father, he embarked on a medical career. He attended King's College from 1842 to 1848 and later studied at St Bartholomew's Hospital . In 1852 he opened his own practice in London.

Jones was an avid card and especially whist player , about whom he published a book in 1862 under the pseudonym Cavendish . He wrote regularly about board games in The Field magazine and contributed to several articles for the ninth edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica, published in 1890 . In 1869 he gave up his practice to devote himself entirely to writing.

In the same year he joined the All England Croquet Club . In 1875, at his suggestion, lawn tennis, invented a few years earlier by Walter Clopton Wingfield , was added to the club's program. In preparation for the first Wimbledon Championships in 1877 , he developed the modern tennis rules with Charles Gilbert Heathcote and Julian Marshall . He then acted as head judge at the tournament from 1877 to 1885.

Jones died in London in 1899 at the age of 67.

Works

  • The Laws and Principles of Whist. Thomas De La Rue & Co., London 1868. archive.org
  • Whist Developments. Thomas De La Rue & Co., London 1891. archive.org
  • The Laws of Piquet. Thomas De La Rue & Co., London 1892. archive.org

literature

personal data
SURNAME Jones, Henry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cavendish (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English doctor and author
DATE OF BIRTH November 2, 1831
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH February 10, 1899
Place of death London