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Saram Ellison
From Magicpedia, the free online encyclopedia for magicians by magicians.
Dr Saram R. Ellison (January 17, 1852 - March 26, 1918)
Born in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.
Graduated as a physician and surgeon March 1873.
Co-founded with W. Golden Mortimer & Francis Martinka The Society of American Magicians in 1902 and was member No. 1.
Amateur magic collector with over 1500 volumes of books, among them many foreign works dating back to the sixteenth century. He owned at the time one of the largest collections of Magic Wands in the world. He donated his books to the New York City Public library.
References
- Obit Magic World Vol 2. No.2
