Deceptionist/Author

Richard Hatch was the subject of a feature length profile in the New York Times on Sunday, June 30, 2024 for his work translating from German into English the 1933 book by Guenther Dammann, Die Juden in der Zauberkunst (Jews in Magic). Although he holds two graduate degrees (MS and MPhil) in Physics from Yale, he finds it easier apparently to violate the laws of nature than to discover them. While his vocation is the performance of magic, his avocation is researching and writing about the rich history of his profession. He and his wife, violinist Rosemary Kimura Hatch, live in northern Utah where they teach classical magic and classical music respectively and give occasional ensemble performances of magic and music with their son, pianist Jonathan Hatch.