List of Famous people with last name Maskelyne

Jasper Maskelyne

First Name Jasper
Last Name Maskelyne
Died on January 1, 1973 (aged 3)

Jasper Maskelyne (1902–1973) was a British stage magician in the 1930s and 1940s. He was one of an established family of stage magicians, the son of Nevil Maskelyne and a grandson of John Nevil Maskelyne. He is most remembered, however, for his entertaining accounts of his work for British military intelligence during the Second World War, in which he claims that he created large-scale ruses, deception, and camouflage in an effort to defeat the Nazi regime.

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Nevil Maskelyne

First Name Nevil
Last Name Maskelyne
Died on February 9, 1811

The Rev Dr Nevil Maskelyne DD FRS FRSE was the fifth British Astronomer Royal. He held the office from 1765 to 1811. He was the first person to scientifically measure the mass of the planet Earth.

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