Rice was born in Wachenheim, Bavaria in 1850, the son of Mayer Rice and Fanny Sohn Rice. He emigrated to the … See more

Rice married Julia Hyneman Barnett (1860–1929) on December 12, 1885. His "intellectual partner" and an "accomplished musician", Julia B. Rice campaigned successfully against the horns and whistles of ships an… See more

Rice was a prominent figure in the American chess world. He became president of the Manhattan Chess Club, and presented for competition several trophies, including the one that was competed for annually b… See more

• Works by or about Isaac Rice at the Internet Archive
• Short biography at the Wayback Machine (archived October 26, 2009)
• It took more than half a century for credit to catch up with Holland, in part because of the efforts of hi… See more