Alex Elmsley

Alex Elmsley
Born(1929-03-02)2 March 1929
Died8 January 2006(2006-01-08) (aged 76)
Occupation(s)Magician, Computer Programmer

Alex Elmsley (2 March 1929 – 8 January 2006) was a Scottish magician and computer programmer. He was notable for his invention of the Ghost Count or Elmsley Count, creating mathematical card tricks, and for publishing on the mathematics of playing card shuffling.