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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 275,650 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin is the 4th most popular magician, the 1,048th most popular biography from France (up from 1,054th 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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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, Criss Angel, Ricky Jay, Dynamo, Derren Brown, and Penn Jillette.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1805, Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin ranks 13. Before him are William Rowan Hamilton, Joseph Smith, Fanny Mendelssohn, Louis Auguste Blanqui, Maria Anna of Bavaria, and Franz Xaver Winterhalter. After him are Marie d'Agoult, Robert FitzRoy, Khachatur Abovian, Adalbert Stifter, Ewelina Hańska, and Shirali Muslimov. Among people deceased in 1871, Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin ranks 9. Before him are John Herschel, Augustus De Morgan, Daniel Auber, Michael Thonet, Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and Louise of the Netherlands. After him are Omar Pasha, Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, Sigismond Thalberg, Anna Atkins, Alexander Afanasyev, and Wilhelm Weitling.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin ranks 1,048 out of 6,011. Before him are Jean Vigo (1905), Jacques Clément (1567), Philip I, Duke of Burgundy (1346), Robert IV of Sablé (1150), Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry (1778), and Adélaïde of France (1732). After him are Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907), Marion Cotillard (1975), Bertran de Born (1140), Henriette of France (1727), William X, Duke of Aquitaine (1099), and Alain Touraine (1925).

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Among MAGICIANS In France

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

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