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John Ramsay (1877 - January 19, [[1962]]) was born in Scotland. He was an amateur close-up magician.
John Ramsay (1877 - January 19, [[1962]]), born in Scotland, was an amateur close-up magician that won the micromagic category at the 1955 [[FISM]] held in Amsterdam.


He performed at the [[IBM]] convention in Batavia, New York and Chicago 1950. He was a president of the [[IBM]] British Ring.
He performed at the [[IBM]] convention in Batavia, New York and in Chicago (1950). He was a president of the [[IBM]] British Ring.


He was a mentor to [[Andrew Galloway]].
== Books ==
== Books ==
* John Ramsay's Routine For Cups and Balls. [[Victor Farelli]] (1948).
* John Ramsay's Routine For Cups and Balls. [[Victor Farelli]] (1948).
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* The Ramsay Classics by Andrew Galloway
* The Ramsay Classics by Andrew Galloway
* The Ramsay Finale by Andrew Galloway
* The Ramsay Finale by Andrew Galloway
== References ==
{{Wikipedia|John Ramsay (magic)}}
* [http://www.paisleymagiccircle.co.uk/sams/history.html History Page of SAMS website]
* [http://magicderris.com/tag/john-ramsay/ John Derris blog, student of John Ramsay]


[[Category:Biographies|Ramsay,John]]
[[Category:Biographies|Ramsay,John]]

Revision as of 19:10, 14 October 2008

John Ramsay (1877 - January 19, 1962), born in Scotland, was an amateur close-up magician that won the micromagic category at the 1955 FISM held in Amsterdam.

He performed at the IBM convention in Batavia, New York and in Chicago (1950). He was a president of the IBM British Ring.

He was a mentor to Andrew Galloway.

Books

References

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