 | Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ øʒɛn ʁɔbɛʁ udɛ̃]; 7 December 1805 – 13 June 1871) was a French watchmaker, magician and illusionist... 40 KB (5,420 words) - 10:04, 4 February 2024 |
Dezeimeris (1799-1852), French librarian Jean-Eugène Fromageau (1822-1897), French architect Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1805-1871), French magician This disambiguation... 331 bytes (74 words) - 17:22, 5 October 2016 |
Houdin is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1805–1871), French watchmaker, magician, and illusionist... 328 bytes (71 words) - 06:58, 10 May 2021 |
 | 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... 30 KB (3,791 words) - 09:27, 31 January 2024 |
 | Robert-Houdin—multi-talented illusionist, prestidigitator, inventor, clockmaker and maker of automatons. In 1981, descendants of Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin left... 7 KB (565 words) - 23:20, 30 May 2023 |
 | 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... 4 KB (374 words) - 23:03, 28 February 2024 |
 | 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... 60 KB (6,936 words) - 04:13, 22 April 2024 |
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... 10 KB (1,154 words) - 19:51, 8 February 2024 |
an actual 1856 event where the French government sent magician Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin to quell an uprising in Algeria begun by an alleged sorcerer.... 28 KB (3,025 words) - 22:28, 30 March 2024 |
 | attending performances at the Théâtre Robert-Houdin, which had been founded by the magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin. He also began taking magic lessons... 59 KB (7,867 words) - 23:46, 20 April 2024 |
 | himself "Harry Houdini", after the French magician Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, after reading Robert-Houdin's autobiography in 1890. Weiss incorrectly believed... 106 KB (12,888 words) - 11:48, 7 May 2024 |
 | writings of the famous French magician Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin. In his Memoirs, written in 1858, Robert-Houdin described a sawing illusion performed... 30 KB (4,414 words) - 21:12, 31 March 2024 |
 | that purported to be the story of the Turk from French magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin. This was rife with errors ranging from dates of events to a story... 49 KB (6,777 words) - 13:37, 30 April 2024 |
 | filaments. His invention was never produced commercially. In 1851, Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin publicly demonstrated incandescent light bulbs on his estate in... 106 KB (11,936 words) - 06:09, 28 April 2024 |
successful career as a noted magician. Eisengrim is to portray Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin in a television movie. During lulls in the filming, he recounts... 8 KB (1,096 words) - 12:58, 8 August 2023 |
Listed chronologically John Henry Anderson (Britain, 1860s): 76 Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin (France, 1860s) Alexander Herrmann, stage name Herrmann the Great... 28 KB (3,425 words) - 14:56, 18 April 2024 |
immigrant-family name. He picked the given name "Robert" in honor of the 19th-century French magician Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, widely considered the father of modern-style... 55 KB (6,615 words) - 12:03, 17 April 2024 |
 | where they have had dramatic realizations. The famous magician Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin (1805–1871) was known for creating automata for his stage shows... 58 KB (6,537 words) - 20:57, 28 April 2024 |
 | theater of Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, himself a famous automaton builder, had built several between 1885 and 1888 in imitation of Robert-Houdin. According... 101 KB (12,389 words) - 04:05, 10 May 2024 |
 | down the grain. When the stage magician and automaton builder Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin examined the duck in 1844, he found that Vaucanson had faked the... 8 KB (812 words) - 03:33, 16 January 2024 |
himself "borrowed" that name from the famed French magician, Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin. Afterwards, Francis P Houdina said, that there had never been... 4 KB (415 words) - 14:47, 15 April 2024 |
 | Sweden, and France. Bosco later set up a theatre in Paris.: 94 Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin admired Bosco's skills with cups and balls, but was disgusted... 3 KB (246 words) - 09:28, 31 January 2024 |
prosecutor of the French National Terrorism Prosecution Office Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, magician, namesake of "Harry Houdini" Pierre Seel, homosexual... 52 KB (5,334 words) - 04:02, 14 May 2024 |
 | actually more distant. at n° 8, the Théâtre Robert-Houdin, founded by the magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin and, in 1888, purchased and directed by Georges... 7 KB (721 words) - 21:49, 15 November 2023 |
 | after him. de Kolta was a contemporary of fellow French magician Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin. He was highly creative and developed illusions using his engineering... 5 KB (612 words) - 09:32, 31 January 2024 |
 | is played by the protagonist in the 2022 video game Pentiment. Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin. Les tricheries des Grecs dévoilées: l'art de gagner à tous les... 5 KB (708 words) - 11:06, 28 April 2024 |
Leopold Döbler, who is seen performing it on a poster in 1842. When Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin of Paris arrived in London to perform, he found that almost all... 14 KB (2,053 words) - 12:21, 27 September 2023 |
 | those below. In October 2003, the FFAP awarded him the gold medal Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin at the Aix-les-Bains Congress. On July 5, 2005, he received the... 13 KB (1,868 words) - 15:03, 17 March 2023 |
who are producing a biographical film about the great magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin for the BBC. They are headed by the world-famous Swedish director... 5 KB (634 words) - 08:06, 11 March 2024 |
 | Projections Lumineuses website Robert-Houdin, pp. 93–95 Steinmeyer, Hiding the Elephant, p. 41–42 Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugene (1885) Magie et Physique Amusante... 49 KB (5,618 words) - 20:21, 12 May 2024 |