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'''Carlo Rossetti''' was a journalist, Italian diplomat and amateur magician. | '''Carlo Rossetti''' (b.1876-d.1948) was a journalist, Italian diplomat and amateur magician. | ||
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His interest in magic started late in life and was almost entirely self-taught, studying the works of [[Robert Houdin]] and [[Professor Hoffmann]]. He performed at social and diplomatic functions throughout Europe.<ref>Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934)</ref> | His interest in magic started late in life and was almost entirely self-taught, studying the works of [[Robert Houdin]] and [[Professor Hoffmann]]. He performed at social and diplomatic functions throughout Europe.<ref>Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934)</ref> | ||
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| Carlo Rossetti | |
| Born | October 18, 1876 Turin, Italy |
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| Died | 1948 Rome, Italy |
Carlo Rossetti (b.1876-d.1948) was a journalist, Italian diplomat and amateur magician.
Biography
His interest in magic started late in life and was almost entirely self-taught, studying the works of Robert Houdin and Professor Hoffmann. He performed at social and diplomatic functions throughout Europe.[1]
Rossetti was a member of the I.B.M.
Note: name often misspelled as "Rosetti".
Published works
- Bibliographie Italienne de la Prestidigitation (5 vols, 1909-14)
- Trucco c'e ... ma non si vede (1926)
- Magia delle Carte (1935; revised ed 1940)
- "A Royal Command Performance of 4600 Years Ago," The Sphinx, May 1933
References
- ↑ Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934)