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John Nevil Maskelyne

English inventor and stage magician (1839–1917).

Born December 22nd, 1839 in Cheltenham.

Died May 18th, 1917 at 77 years old in St. George's Hall, London.

Occupations
debunker, film director, illusionist, impresario, inventor, magician

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci