Alfred Mosher Butts

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alfred Mosher Butts
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Apr 13, 1899(1899-04-13)
Age	125
Date Of Death	April 4, 1993, Rhinebeck, NY
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Aries

Alfred Mosher Butts Biography

Alfred Mosher Butts is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on April 13, 1899 in New York, New York, United States. Best remembered as the inventor of the popular Scrabble board game, this New York-born man was also an architect and amateur artist. When he first created Scrabble, he called the game “Lexiko.”

He and Monopoly inventor Charles Darrow both created extraordinarily popular board games.

He grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York, as the son of Arrie Mosher and Allison Butts.

Alfred Mosher Butts Net Worth

Alfred Mosher Butts is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alfred Mosher Butts 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He graduated from New York’s Poughkeepsie High School in 1917 and began his architecture career during the 1920s.

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired several of his drawings.

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Who is Alfred Mosher Butts Dating?

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Alfred Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Alfred Mosher Butts celebrates birthday on April 13 of every year.

Which of these board games was invented by Alfred Mosher Butts in 1933?

1933:Alfred Mosher Butts invented the first version of Scrabble and called it “Lexiko”.
1948:| Butts partnered up with James Brunot; they made some changes and, once again, renamed the game to “Scrabble”.

Why did he invent Scrabble?

Scrabble was conceived during the Great Depression by an unemployed New York architect named Alfred Mosher Butts, who figured Americans could use a bit of distraction during the bleak economic times.

What was Scrabble originally called?

Originally called Criss Cross , the game, which was based on the crossword puzzle and anagrams, was developed by Alfred M. Butts, an architect, in 1931. It was redesigned, renamed as Scrabble, and marketed by James Brunot in 1948.

Who invented Scrabble in 1949?

Alfred M. Butts , who as a jobless architect in the Depression invented the enduringly popular board game Scrabble, died on Sunday at a hospital in his hometown, Rhinebeck, N.Y. He was 93.

Who invented Monopoly?

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