Henri Rinck

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Henri Rinck (January 10, 1870 – February 26, 1952) was a French chess study composer, considered one of the most important early figures in the field.

He was born in Lyon, where his family were brewers. He graduated in chemistry from Munich Technical School, but moved to Barcelona, Spain in around 1900, spending most of his life there. He published several editions of his studies, each one containing the entire contents of its predecessor, plus his newer compositions . The final edition, 1414 Fins de partie (1952) contains his entire output, and came out a few days before his death.