John Nevil Maskelyne was an English stage magician and inventor of the pay toilet, along with other Victorian-era devices. He worked with magicians George Alfred Cooke and David Devant, and many of his illusions are still performed today. Wikipedia
Born: December 22, 1839, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Died: May 18, 1917 (age 77 years), Marylebone, London, United Kingdom
Grandchild: Jasper Maskelyne
Children: Nevil Maskelyne
Parents: Harriet Brunsdon and John Nevil Maskelyne
Books
Our Magic: The Art in Magic, the Theory of Magic, the Practice of Magic
1911
Sharps and Flats
1895
Sharps and Flats: A Complete Revelation of the Secrets of Cheating at Games of Chance and Skill
1894
Modern spiritualism
The Fraud of Modern Theosophy Exposed: And the Miraculous Rope-Trick of the Indian Jugglers Explained
2014
Modern Spiritualism: A Short Account of Its Rise and Progress, with Some Exposures of So-called Spirit Media
1875