Houdin, Jean Eugène Robert

Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin

(zhäN özhĕn` rōbĕr` o͞odăN`), 1805–71, French conjurer and magician. Originally a clockmaker, he was celebrated for his optical illusions and mechanical devices and for his attributing his "magic" to natural instead of supernatural means. Houdin was the first to use electromagnetism for his effects. He wrote an autobiography (1857) and Secrets of Prestidigitation and Magic (1868). Harry HoudiniHoudini, Harry
, 1874–1926, American magician and writer, b. Budapest, Hungary. His real name was Ehrich Weiss; his stage name honors the French magician Houdin. He was famed for his escapes from bonds of every sort—locks, handcuffs, straitjackets, and sealed chests
..... Click the link for more information. , who named himself for Houdin, wrote The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin (1908).

Bibliography

See H. R. Evans, The Master of Modern Magic (1932).

单词	houdin, jean eugène robert
释义	Houdin, Jean Eugène Robert Houdin, Jean Eugène Robert or Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (zhäN özhĕn` rōbĕr` o͞odăN`), 1805–71, French conjurer and magician. Originally a clockmaker, he was celebrated for his optical illusions and mechanical devices and for his attributing his "magic" to natural instead of supernatural means. Houdin was the first to use electromagnetism for his effects. He wrote an autobiography (1857) and Secrets of Prestidigitation and Magic (1868). Harry HoudiniHoudini, Harry , 1874–1926, American magician and writer, b. Budapest, Hungary. His real name was Ehrich Weiss; his stage name honors the French magician Houdin. He was famed for his escapes from bonds of every sort—locks, handcuffs, straitjackets, and sealed chests ..... Click the link for more information. , who named himself for Houdin, wrote The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin (1908). Bibliography See H. R. Evans, The Master of Modern Magic (1932).
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