Edmond Hoyle

Edmond Hoyle (1672  29 August 1769) was an English writer best known for his works on the rules and play of card games. The phrase "according to Hoyle" (meaning "strictly according to the rules") came into the language as a reflection of his broadly perceived authority on the subject; use of the phrase has since expanded to any appeal to a putative authority.

Edmond Hoyle
Born1672 (1672)
England
Died (aged 97)
London, England
Burial placeMarylebone Churchyard
Known forEnglish card game authority, "the Father of whist"
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