John Brown (1887–?) of Grimsby, Lincolnshire, [1] was an English contract bridge player and writer. He was the winner of the National Pairs, Northern Area in 1952. [1] His best-known book is Winning Defence (1952) which has been regarded as making a "major contribution to the technical development of the game". [2] [3] He was a contributor to many periodicals. [4]
Brown was the head ("County Captain") of the Lincolnshire Contract Bridge Association for several years starting in 1947.[ citation needed]
Frey, Richard L.;
Truscott, Alan F.;
Cohen, Ben; Barrow, Rhoda, eds. (1967).
The Bridge Players' Encyclopedia. London: Paul Hamlyn.
OCLC
560654187.
Frey, Richard L.;
Truscott, Alan F., eds. (1964).
The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (1st ed.). New York: Crown Publishers.
LCCN
64023817.
Francis, Henry G.;
Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994).
The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN:
American Contract Bridge League.
ISBN
0-943855-48-9.
LCCN
96188639.
Francis, Henry G.;
Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (2001).
The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (6th ed.). Memphis, TN:
American Contract Bridge League.
ISBN
0-943855-44-6.
OCLC
49606900.