Culbertson,Ely

Culbertson,Ely
Cul·bert·son (kŭlʹbərt-sən), Ely. 1891-1955.
American contract bridge authority whose dominance of international matches and several books, including The Contract Bridge Blue Book (1930), helped popularize the card game.

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  • Culbertson, Ely — ▪ American bridge player born July 22, 1891, Ploeşti, Rom. died Dec. 27, 1955, Brattleboro, Vt., U.S.       American authority on the card game known as Contract Bridge who later abandoned the game to work for world peace.       Culbertson was… …   Universalium

  • Ely Culbertson — Infobox Person name = Ely Culbertson caption = birth date = July 22, 1891 birth place = Poiana Vărbilău, Romania death date = December 27, 1955 death place = Brattleboro, Vermont other names = known for = occupation = Contract bridge author,… …   Wikipedia

  • Ely Culbertson — (* 22. Juli 1891; † 27. Dezember 1955) war ein US amerikanischer Bridge Experte. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Der Anfang 2 Die ersten Erfolge 3 Der Aufstieg: „Bridge Kampf des Jahrhunderts“ …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Culbertson — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Brian Culbertson (* 1973), amerikanischer Smooth Jazz Musiker Ely Culbertson (1891–1955), amerikanischer Bridge Experte Frank Lee Culbertson (* 1949), amerikanischer Astronaut Orte in den Vereinigten… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Culbertson — [kul′bərt sən] Ely [ē′lē] 1893 1955; U.S. authority on contract bridge, born in Romania …   English World dictionary

  • Culbertson (name) — This article is about the name Culbertson. For other uses, see Culbertson. Culbertson Family name Region of origin British Isles Language(s) of origin English Related names Culbert, Colbert, Colbertson, Culberts, Colberts, Coulbert, Culbart,… …   Wikipedia

  • Ely Culbertson — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Culbertson. Durant le match Beasley c. Culbertson pour le trophée Schwab en 1933 ; autour de la table, de gauche à droite : Ely Culbertson, Lady Doris Rhodes, l arbitre …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Culbertson — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Patronyme Culbertson est un nom de famille notamment porté par : Brian Culbertson (né en 1973), claviériste de jazz américain Ely Culbertson (1891… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Culbertson — noun United States authority on contract bridge whose books helped to popularize the game (1891 1955) • Syn: ↑Ely Culbertson • Instance Hypernyms: ↑card player …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ely Culbertson — noun United States authority on contract bridge whose books helped to popularize the game (1891 1955) • Syn: ↑Culbertson • Instance Hypernyms: ↑card player …   Useful english dictionary

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