Happy Birthday Robert-Houdin: Dec. 6, 1805

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Houdini

By Tom Interval

I meant to post this image on Saturday. On that day 209 years ago, the pioneering French conjurer, Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, was born. Robert-Houdin is known as the “father of modern magic” and is the man whose name young Ehrich Weiss would borrow 85 years later to become Harry Houdini.

Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin, Father of Modern Magic, Dec. 6, 1805-June 13, 1871

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2 Responses to Happy Birthday Robert-Houdin: Dec. 6, 1805

  1. Leo Hevia says:
    December 20, 2014 at 9:21 am

    Happy Birthday Guv’nor!

    Reply

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