Edwin A. Dawes

Edwin Alfred Dawes (6 July 1925 – 3 March 2023) was a British biochemist and stage magician from Yorkshire. As a biochemist, he authored two textbooks and was the long-term and founding head of the Biochemistry department at the University of Hull, where he led its research into bioplastics. As a magician, he was an internationally recognised authority on the history of magic. Provided by Wikipedia