Martin Gardner

American recreational mathematician and philosopher (1914-2010).

Born October 21st, 1914 in Tulsa. [ref]

Died May 22nd, 2010 at 95 years old in Norman. [ref]

Occupations
journalist, literary critic, magician, mathematician, philosopher, science fiction writer, science writer, writer
Website
martin-gardner.org
Wikipedia
Martin_Gardner

I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner