Lizzie Magie
Elizabeth J. Magie Phillips (née Magie; May 9, 1866 – March 2, 1948) was an American game designer, writer, feminist, and Georgist. She invented The Landlord's Game, the precursor to Monopoly, to illustrate teachings of the progressive era economist Henry George.
Elizabeth Magie | |
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| Born | Elizabeth J. Magie May 9, 1866 Macomb, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 2, 1948 (aged 81) Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Columbia Gardens Cemetery Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Other names | Elizabeth J. Magie Phillips |
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Albert Phillips
(m. 1910; died 1937) |
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