Author: Raymond M. Smullyan
Alternate names: Raymond Smullyan; Raymond M. Smullyan; R.M. Smullyan; M. Smullyan Raymond
Born: 25 May 1919
Died: 6 Feb 2017
Bio: Raymond Merrill Smullyan was an American mathematician, magician, concert pianist, logician, Taoist, and philosopher.

Born in Far Rockaway, New York, his first career was stage magic. He earned a BSc from the University of Chicago in 1955 and his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1959. He is one of many logicians to have studied with Alonzo Church.


**Source**: [Ramon Smullyan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Smullyan) on Wikipedia.