Edmond Hoyle was an English writer best known for his works on the rules and play of card games. The phrase "according to Hoyle" came into the language as a reflection of his broadly perceived authority on the subject; use of the phrase has since expanded to any appeal to a putative authority.
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About this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1672 to 1769 · aged 97
Written about in
14 languages
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