Alfred Mosher Butts

GPTKB entity

Properties (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Selchow_and_Righter
gptkbp:awards Game of the Year
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Jackson_Heights,_Queens,_New_York
gptkbp:born April 13, 1899
gptkbp:contributedTo Educational games
Social games
Cognitive games
Word puzzles
gptkbp:contribution Letter frequency analysis
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Butts'_Game
gptkbp:culturalImpact gptkb:Board_game_renaissance
Popular culture
Influence on pop culture
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Iconic game designer
Pioneer_in_game_design
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:died April 4, 1993
gptkbp:education gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:family Butts_family
gptkbp:field Game design
gptkbp:hobbies Chess
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alfred Mosher Butts
gptkbp:influence Word games
gptkbp:influenced Board games
Game theory
Game mechanics
Boggle
Game innovation
Crossword games
Letter games
Puzzle_design
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Alfred_North_Whitehead
gptkb:Charles_L._Dodgson
gptkb:Alfred_T._Palmer
gptkb:William_Morris
gptkbp:influenceOn Game strategy
Game marketing
Game design principles
Educational board games
Scrabble championships
Scrabble variants
Word game tournaments
gptkbp:inspiration Wordle
Scrabble-like games
gptkbp:inspiredBy Linguistics
Literature
Mathematics
Philosophy of language
Language games
Crossword puzzles
gptkbp:inventor 1933
gptkbp:knownFor Inventing Scrabble
gptkbp:legacy Scrabble tournaments
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork Scrabble
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Architect
gptkbp:patentCitation Scrabble patent
gptkbp:recognizes Posthumous honors
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Evelyn_Butts