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Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin ( French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ øʒɛn ʁɔbɛʁ udɛ̃]; 7 December 1805 – 13 June 1871) was a French watchmaker, magician and illusionist, widely recognized as the father of the modern style of conjuring. [1] He transformed magic from a pastime for the lower classes, seen at fairs, to an entertainment for the ...
- Josèphe Cecile Houdin (1830–1843; her death) François Marguerite Olympe Braconnier (1844–1871; his death)
- 13 June 1871 (aged 65), Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt, France
- Jean-Eugène Robert, 7 December 1805, Blois, France
Mar 22, 1999 · Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin was a French magician who is considered to be the father of modern conjuring. He was the first magician to use electricity; he improved the signalling method for the “thought transference” trick; and he exposed “fakes” and magicians who relied on supernatural explanations.
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Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin (1805-1871) Aspiring teenaged magician Ehrich Weiss did not conjure the name "Harry Houdini" out of thin air. Following the hallowed tradition of his craft, the...
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Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, né à Blois le 7 décembre 1805 et mort à Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt le 13 juin 1871 1, est le plus célèbre illusionniste français du XIXe siècle et le fondateur du théâtre Robert-Houdin inauguré 11, rue de Valois à Paris en 1845 et transféré 8, boulevard des Italiens en 1854.
- Jean-Eugène Robert
Mar 29, 2016 · Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin was a French magician who lived during the 19th century. Amongst other things, Robert-Houdin is commonly regarded today as the originator of the modern style of conjuring (the performance of magical tricks), and has even been dubbed by some as the ‘father of modern magic’. Robert-Houdin was a very successful ...
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Dec 23, 2023 · Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin is widely recognized as the father of modern magic. He was a French watchmaker, magician, and illusionist, and his innovative approaches to magic laid the foundation for the modern style of conjuring.
Mar 27, 2018 · In 1856, the famous French magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin went on an unlikely government mission: a trip to Algeria, which France was colonizing. Among other things, Robert-Houdin studied rituals in which marabouts, local religious figures, performed conjuring tricks and dazzled audiences by displaying seemingly supernatural powers.
