Isaac Leopold Rice (1850–1915) was an American chess player, chess patron, and chess author. 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2006-03-08, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... Generally, patronage is the act of supporting or favoring some person, group, or institution. ... An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ...