Houdin, Jean Eugène Robert or Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (zhäN özhĕn` rōbĕr` 
dăN`), 1805–71, French conjurer and magician. Originally a clockmaker, he was celebrated for his optical illusions and mechanical devices and for his attributing his "magic" to natural instead of supernatural means. Houdin was the first to use electromagnetism for his effects. He wrote an autobiography (1857) and Secrets of Prestidigitation and Magic (1868). Harry Houdini Houdini, Harry (h
..... Click the link for more information. , who named himself for Houdin, wrote The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin (1908).
dăN`), 1805–71, French conjurer and magician. Originally a clockmaker, he was celebrated for his optical illusions and mechanical devices and for his attributing his "magic" to natural instead of supernatural means. Houdin was the first to use electromagnetism for his effects. He wrote an autobiography (1857) and Secrets of Prestidigitation and Magic (1868). Harry Houdini Houdini, Harry (h..... Click the link for more information. , who named himself for Houdin, wrote The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin (1908).
Bibliography
See H. R. Evans, The Master of Modern Magic (1932).
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