Alex Elmsley

For the fictional magician, see Walker Elmsley.

Alex Elmsley
Born(1929-03-02)2 March 1929[1]
St Andrews, Scotland[2]
Died8 January 2006(2006-01-08) (aged 76)[2]
Occupation(s)Magician, Computer Programmer

Alex Elmsley (2 March 1929 – 8 January 2006) was a Scottish magician and computer programmer. He was notable for his invention of the Ghost Count or Elmsley Count, creating mathematical card tricks, and for publishing on the mathematics of playing card shuffling.[3][4][a]

  1. ^ "Magic Directory: Alex Elmsley". 18 April 2006. Archived from the original on 18 April 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference magicweek was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Stewart, Ian (2006). How to Cut a Cake: And other mathematical conundrums (Paperback). OUP Oxford. p. 114.
  4. ^ Morris, S. Brent (1998). Magic Tricks, Card Shuffling and Dynamic Computer Memories. The Mathematical Association of America. pp. 12–69.


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