Quote of the day
I object to being called a chess genius because I consider myself to be an all around genius who just happens to play chess, which is rather different. A piece of garbage like Kasparov might be called a chess genius, but he's like an idiot savant. Outside of chess he knows nothing.
Henry Mayhew

Born: November 25, 1812
Died: July 25, 1887 (aged 74)
Bio: Henry Mayhew was an English social researcher, journalist, playwright and advocate of reform. He was one of the co-founders of the satirical and humorous magazine Punch in 1841, and was the magazine's joint-editor, with Mark Lemon, in its early days.
Known for:
- London Labour and the London Poor
- The unknown Mayhew
- London characters (1874)
- The essential Mayhew