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| birth_name = Leo Rullmann | | birth_name = Leo Rullmann | ||
| birth_day = | | birth_day = November 28, | ||
| birth_year = | | birth_year = 1875 | ||
| birth_place = Madison, Wisconsin | | birth_place = Madison, Wisconsin | ||
| death_day = | | death_day = August 21, | ||
| death_year = | | death_year = 1946 | ||
| death_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin | | death_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||
| resting_place = Forest Hill | | resting_place = Forest Hill | ||
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'''Leo Rullman''' (1875-1946) was a book dealer, a Deputy Collector of the Port of New York, an accomplished juggler and amateur magician. | '''Leo Rullman''' (b.1875-d.1946) was a book dealer, a Deputy Collector of the Port of New York, an accomplished juggler and amateur magician. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
His hobby was old magical literature, on which he | His hobby was old magical literature, on which he was an authority.<ref>Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934)</ref> For many years, Rullman conducted one of the largest conjuring book businesses in the world. | ||
He joined the [[Society of American Magicians]] on January 3, 1914 (membership number 453) and was editor of [[M.U.M.]]. He also served as first national vice president and treasurer.<ref>Obit [[Genii 1946 October]], page 53</ref> | He joined the [[Society of American Magicians]] on January 3, 1914 (membership number 453) and was editor of [[M.U.M.]]. He also served as first national vice president and treasurer.<ref>Obit [[Genii 1946 October]], page 53</ref> | ||
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| Born | Leo Rullmann November 28, 1875 Madison, Wisconsin |
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| Died | August 21, 1946 (age 70) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Resting place | Forest Hill |
Leo Rullman (b.1875-d.1946) was a book dealer, a Deputy Collector of the Port of New York, an accomplished juggler and amateur magician.
Biography
His hobby was old magical literature, on which he was an authority.[1] For many years, Rullman conducted one of the largest conjuring book businesses in the world.
He joined the Society of American Magicians on January 3, 1914 (membership number 453) and was editor of M.U.M.. He also served as first national vice president and treasurer.[2]
He wrote a series of 24 articles for Sphinx in a column titled "Books of Yesterday." They ran from December 1927 through November 1929. An article he wrote in 1942 on early conjuring literature and collecting replaced Chapter 30 in the fourth edition of Greater Magic.
Note: Family name ended in two 'n's, which his how he spelled it early on.[3]
References
- ↑ Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934)
- ↑ Obit Genii 1946 October, page 53
- ↑ Magicol Number 32, August 1974