Isaac Rice, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Isaac Rice

German American musicologist, lawyer, inventor and capitalist, and chess writer

Date of Birth: 22-Feb-1850

Place of Birth: Wachenheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Date of Death: 02-Nov-1915

Profession: writer, lawyer, businessperson, inventor, financier, chess player, musicologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Isaac Rice

  • Isaac Leopold Rice (February 22, 1850 – November 2, 1915) was a German-born Jewish American businessman, investor, musicologist, author, and noted chess patron.
  • As part of a successful career in the manufacturing industry, in 1899 he acquired the Holland Torpedo Boat Company, which was renamed the Electric Boat Company and produced submarines for the U.S.
  • and British navies.
  • It continues today as General Dynamics Electric Boat.

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