Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ øʒɛn ʁɔbɛʁ udɛ̃]; 7 December 1805 – 13 June 1871) was a French watchmaker, magician and illusionist...
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performance of stage illusions. Founded by the famous magician Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin in 1845 at No. 164 Galerie Valois as part of the Palais-Royal...
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Dezeimeris (1799-1852), French librarian Jean-Eugène Fromageau (1822-1897), French architect Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1805-1871), French magician This disambiguation...
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Houdin is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1805–1871), French watchmaker, magician, and illusionist...
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It has also been said that Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin was the inventor of the mystery watch in the 19th century. Robert-Houdin was a watchmaker, like his...
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Modern entertainment magic, as pioneered by 19th-century magician Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, has become a popular theatrical art form. In the late 19th and...
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Robert-Houdin—multi-talented illusionist, prestidigitator, inventor, clockmaker and maker of automatons. In 1981, descendants of Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin left...
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the bullet catch. This practice goes back at least as far as Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, who used hollow wax bullets colored to resemble lead balls. When...
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attending performances at the Théâtre Robert-Houdin, which had been founded by the magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin. He also began taking magic lessons...
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himself "Harry Houdini", after the French magician Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, after reading Robert-Houdin's autobiography in 1890. Weiss incorrectly believed...
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