William Stopford Kenny (1788 – 16 November 1867 [1]) was a British schoolmaster, a writer and compiler of educational works, and an accomplished chessplayer who published and translated several works on the game.
He edited, compiled, and wrote many educational works, such as The History of England (1850, with William Godwin), Kenny's School Geography (1856), and Tales About the Sun, Moon, Stars, and Comets (1862, with Samuel Goodrich).
He also translated Philidor's Analysis of the Game of Chess into English, with notes.
[2] His son William David Kenny was also a schoolmaster, and wrote and edited works similar to those of his father.
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