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Al Seckel
American collector and skeptic (1958–2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alfred Paul "Al" Seckel (September 3, 1958 – 2015) was an American collector and popularizer of visual and other types of sensory illusions, who wrote books about them. Active in the Freethought movement as a skeptic in the 1980s, he was the co-founder[1] and executive director of the Southern California Skeptics.[2] News coverage arising from his connection to Jeffrey Epstein has stressed Seckel's misrepresentation of his education and credentials.[3]
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Born | Alfred Paul Seckel (1958-09-03)September 3, 1958 New York City, U.S. |
Died | 2015 (aged 56) France |
Education | Cornell University, no degree |
Occupation(s) | Writer, scientific skeptic |
Known for | Popularizer of optical illusions |
Spouses | Laura Mullen
(m. 1980, divorced)Alice Klarke
(until 2007) |
Partners | Isabel Maxwell (2007–2015; his death) |
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