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Chess Columns In Newspapers
The earliest known chess column appeared in the '' Lancet'' in 1823, but due to lack of popularity disappeared after less than a year. Historical development The first column to establish itself was that of George Walker in ''Bells Life'' in 1834 which survived until 1873. From February 15, 1845 onwards it faced competition from Howard Staunton's column in the ''Illustrated London News'', a column which outlived Walker's, but only by 5 years. During this time a chess column also appeared in the ''Pictorial Times'' lasting from February 1845 to June 1848. In 1882 Henry Bird in his ''Chess History and Reminiscences'' estimated that there were 150 chess columns. Less than thirty years later in 1913 H. J. R. Murray in his ''A History of Chess'' estimated there existed at least 1,000 chess columns worldwide. George Koltanowski became the chess columnist for the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', which carried his chess column every day for the next 52 years until his death, publishing an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lancet
''The Lancet'' is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal and one of the oldest of its kind. It is also the world's highest-impact academic journal. It was founded in England in 1823. The journal publishes original research articles, review articles ("seminars" and "reviews"), editorials, book reviews, correspondence, as well as news features and case reports. ''The Lancet'' has been owned by Elsevier since 1991, and its editor-in-chief since 1995 has been Richard Horton. The journal has editorial offices in London, New York City, and Beijing. History ''The Lancet'' was founded in 1823 by Thomas Wakley, an English surgeon who named it after the surgical instrument called a lancet (scalpel). Members of the Wakley family retained editorship of the journal until 1908. In 1921, ''The Lancet'' was acquired by Hodder & Stoughton. Elsevier acquired ''The Lancet'' from Hodder & Stoughton in 1991. Impact According to the ''Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |