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Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin

1805 - 1871

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin has received more than 280,118 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin is the 4th most popular magician, the 1,448th most popular biography from France (down from 1,045th in 2019) and the most popular French Magician.

Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin is most famous for his career as a magician. He was born in 1805 and died in 1871. He was the first magician to use electricity in his act.

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  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MAGICIANS

Among magicians, Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin ranks 4 out of 11. Before him are Harry Houdini, David Copperfield, and Uri Geller. After him are James Randi, David Blaine, Ricky Jay, Criss Angel, Dynamo, Derren Brown, and Penn Jillette.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1805, Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin ranks 18. Before him are Maria Anna of Bavaria, Marie d'Agoult, Khachatur Abovian, Robert FitzRoy, Adalbert Stifter, and Ewelina Hańska. After him are Thomas Graham, 9th Dalai Lama, August Bournonville, Shirali Muslimov, Cochise, and Joseph Škoda. Among people deceased in 1871, Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin ranks 14. Before him are Louise of the Netherlands, Omar Pasha, Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, Wilhelm Weitling, and Alexander Afanasyev. After him are Anna Atkins, Filippo Taglioni, Jarosław Dąbrowski, Anselme Payen, Princess Leopoldina of Brazil, and Charles Paul de Kock.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin ranks 1,448 out of 6,770. Before him are Edmond François Valentin About (1828), Joan I, Countess of Auvergne (1326), David Trezeguet (1977), Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre (1725), Louise Abbéma (1853), and Louis Vierne (1870). After him are Jacques MacDonald (1765), Bernard de Tremelay (1100), Michèle Mouton (1951), Vincent d'Indy (1851), Yvette Guilbert (1865), and Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière (1734).

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Among MAGICIANS In France

Among magicians born in France, Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin ranks 1. 

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