Augustus Mongredien
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Augustus Mongredien was a leading English
chess
master. Political economist
and miscellaneous writer; born in London
of French parents; gradually withdrew from business and devoted himself to literary pursuits; joined National Political Union
, 1831; member of the Cobden Club
, 1872; received a civil list pension; wrote on free trade and botanical subjects.
In 1859 he played a chess match against Paul Morphy
. After drawing the first game, he lost the next seven on the trot, losing the match 7.5-0.5. In 1862 he played in chess's first international round-robin
tournament (in which each participant plays every other) in London
, finishing 11th of 14 with 3/13.
Wrote a book "Trees and Shrubs for English Plantations: a selection and description of the most ornamental trees and shrubs, native and foreign, which will flourish in the open air in our climate ... With illustrations" published in 1870, and "England's Foreign Policy; an enquiry as to whether we should continue a Policy of Intervention, etc" published in 1871.
Among his books:
Pleas for Protection Examined
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
master. Political economist
Economist
An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
and miscellaneous writer; born in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
of French parents; gradually withdrew from business and devoted himself to literary pursuits; joined National Political Union
National Political Union
The National Political Union, better known as EPEN was a Greek far-right political party. The party was founded on January 30, 1984 by jailed former junta leader Georgios Papadopoulos. It participated in the 1985 general election...
, 1831; member of the Cobden Club
Cobden Club
The Cobden Club was a political gentlemen's club in London founded in 1866 for believers in Free Trade doctrine, and named in honour of Richard Cobden, who had died the year before....
, 1872; received a civil list pension; wrote on free trade and botanical subjects.
In 1859 he played a chess match against Paul Morphy
Paul Morphy
Paul Charles Morphy was an American chess player. He is considered to have been the greatest chess master of his era and an unofficial World Chess Champion. He was a chess prodigy...
. After drawing the first game, he lost the next seven on the trot, losing the match 7.5-0.5. In 1862 he played in chess's first international round-robin
Round-robin
The term round-robin was originally used to describe a document signed by multiple parties in a circle to make it more difficult to determine the order in which it was signed, thus preventing a ringleader from being identified...
tournament (in which each participant plays every other) in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, finishing 11th of 14 with 3/13.
Wrote a book "Trees and Shrubs for English Plantations: a selection and description of the most ornamental trees and shrubs, native and foreign, which will flourish in the open air in our climate ... With illustrations" published in 1870, and "England's Foreign Policy; an enquiry as to whether we should continue a Policy of Intervention, etc" published in 1871.
Among his books:
- Wealth Creation
- Economics
- Free Trade and English Commerce. London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. [No Date, Circa 1880]
- History of the Free-Trade Movement in England. Twenty-Second Thousand
Pleas for Protection Examined
- The Western Farmer of America. London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.
- Trees & shrubs for English plantations: a selection and description of the most ornamental trees and shrubs, native and foreign, which will flourish in the open air in our climate; with classified lists of the several species