Edwin A. Dawes (original) (raw)

Edwin Alfred Dawes (born 6 July 1925) is a biochemist and magician from Yorkshire, England. As a biochemist, he authored two textbooks and was the long-term and founding head of the Biochemistry department at the University of Hull, where he led its research into bioplastics. As a magician, he is an internationally recognised authority on the history of magic.