Elizabeth Magie

Elizabeth "Lizzie" J. Phillips née Magie (1866–1948) was an American game designer. She invented The Landlord's Game, the precursor to Monopoly. Elizabeth Magie was born in Canton, Illinois in 1866, and later became a follower of the economist Henry George. Magie first made the game, known as The Landlord's Game, popular with friends while living in Brentwood, Maryland, and sought her first patent on it while living there. On March 23, 1903, Magie applied to the US Patent Office for a paten... [ Read More at Wikipedia ]