# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joseph-henry-blackburne
# Generated: 2026-08-15T00:18:55.933Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/joseph-henry-blackburne"
name: "Joseph Henry Blackburne"
slug: "joseph-henry-blackburne"
description: "Joseph Henry Blackburne was a British chess player. Nicknamed \"The Black Death\", he dominated the British scene during the latter part of the 19th century. Blackburne learned the game at the relatively late age of 17 or 18, but he quickly became a strong player and went on to develop a professional chess career that spanned over 50 years. At one point he was one of the world's leading players, with a string of tournament victories behind him, and popularised chess by giving simultaneous and blindfold displays around the country. Blackburne also published a collection of his own games."
tagline: "British chess player (1841–1924)"
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gender: "male"
birthDate: "1841-12-10"
deathDate: "1924-09-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             0
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump