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'''Jack Lippincott''' was an amateur magician & the professor of psychology at Washington University in St. Louis.  
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'''Jack Lippincott''' was an amateur magician and the professor of psychology at Washington University in St. Louis.  
  
He was a long time member of the [[IBM]], & served as president of Ring 1 in 1946, & was a large part of the [[18th annual IBM convention]] in St. Louis that year. Jack wrote various articles for the [[Linking Ring]].<ref>IN MEMORIUM (lists date of death), Linking Ring, September, 1995</ref>  
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He was a long time member of the [[IBM]], and served as president of Ring 1 in 1946, and was a large part of the 18th annual IBM convention in St. Louis that year. Jack wrote various articles for the [[Linking Ring]].<ref>IN MEMORIUM (lists date of death), Linking Ring, September, 1995</ref><ref>[[History of Magic in St. Louis]] by Don Rataj (2011)</ref>  
  
  
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Revision as of 12:37, 4 September 2011

Jack Lippincott
BornJohn Wright Lippincott
October 14, 1909
St. Louis, Missouri
DiedOctober 15, 1994 (age 85)

Jack Lippincott was an amateur magician and the professor of psychology at Washington University in St. Louis.

He was a long time member of the IBM, and served as president of Ring 1 in 1946, and was a large part of the 18th annual IBM convention in St. Louis that year. Jack wrote various articles for the Linking Ring.[1][2]


NOTE: Often referred to as the creator of the Lippincott Box, but that was was most likely Mal Lippincott.

References

  1. IN MEMORIUM (lists date of death), Linking Ring, September, 1995
  2. History of Magic in St. Louis by Don Rataj (2011)