Clyde E. Love

Clyde Elton Love (December 12, 1882 – January 31, 1960) was an American contract bridge author and mathematics professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.[1] He was a native of Bancroft, Michigan and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1905.[2]

Love is well known in bridge circles for his 1959 book Bridge Squeezes Complete, one of the earliest efforts to codify then-existing squeeze play. Love established rules for recognizing bridge squeezes, and for executing them when they occurred. His system of classifying squeezes has been used by most bridge writers since.[3] He was also the author of many magazine articles.[1]

He died at his home in Ann Arbor, aged 77. He was survived by his wife and daughter.[2]

  1. ^ a b Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (2001). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (6th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 691. ISBN 0-943855-44-6. OCLC 49606900.
  2. ^ a b "Author of Books on Bridge Dies". Detroit Free Press . February 1, 1960. p. 54.
  3. ^ Love, Clyde E.; edited by Lee, Linda, and Pottage, Julian. (2010) Bridge Squeezes Complete. Toronto, Ontario : Master Point Press. ISBN 978-1-897106-58-7