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+ | | birth_name = Christian Lucien Max Alfred Fechner | ||
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+ | '''Christian Fechner''' (1944-2008), born in France, was known in his home country as a movie producer and in the magic community as a [[FISM]] winner and a [[Robert-Houdin]] expert. | ||
− | He | + | == Biography == |
+ | Fechner gathered one of the world's largest collection of Robert-Houdin memorabilia for his own mini-museum. He had convinced the family to grant him access to the Robert-Houdin's manuscripts and papers, which he used in his biography of the master magician. | ||
− | 1st prize FISM | + | Fechner was the creator of the Bar Stool Levitation. |
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+ | ==Awards and honors == | ||
+ | * 1st prize FISM grand illusion and invention (1979) | ||
+ | * Cover [[Genii 2002 November]] | ||
− | + | ==Books== | |
− | + | * [[Soirées Fantastiques]] (1988) (French and English) | |
− | =Books= | + | * [[Bibliographie de la prestidigitation française]] (1994) |
− | * Soirées | + | * [[La Magie de Robert-Houdin: Une vie d'artiste]], Vol. 1 & 2 (2002) |
− | * Bibliographie de la prestidigitation française (1994) | + | |
− | * La Magie de Robert-Houdin: Une vie d'artiste, Vol. 1 & 2 (2002) | + | |
* La Magie de Robert-Houdin: Une vie d'artiste, Vol. 3 (2005) | * La Magie de Robert-Houdin: Une vie d'artiste, Vol. 3 (2005) | ||
+ | * [[The Magic of Robert-Houdin]], translated to English by Stacey Dagron, edited by [[Todd Karr]] (2003). | ||
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+ | {{References}} | ||
+ | {{Wikipedia}} | ||
+ | * Cover, [[Genii 2002 November|Genii Magazine, Vol. 65, No. 11, November 2002]], Passion or Illusion, Christian Fechner's Life in Film and Magic, page 34 | ||
+ | * Magische Welt, Vol. 57, No. 6, November-Dezember 2008, In Memoriam: Christian Fechner, page 34 | ||
+ | * The Linking Ring, Vol. 89, No. 1, January 2009, Broken Wand, Christian Fechner, page 113 | ||
− | [[Category:Biographies | + | [[Category:Biographies]] |
+ | [[Category: French magicians]] | ||
+ | {{DEFAULTSORT:Fechner,Christian}} |
Revision as of 12:39, 27 November 2015
Christian Fechner | |
Cover of Genii (2002) | |
Born | Christian Lucien Max Alfred Fechner July 26, 1944 Agen, France |
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Died | November 25, 2008 (age 64) Paris, France |
Categories | Books by Christian Fechner |
Christian Fechner (1944-2008), born in France, was known in his home country as a movie producer and in the magic community as a FISM winner and a Robert-Houdin expert.
Biography
Fechner gathered one of the world's largest collection of Robert-Houdin memorabilia for his own mini-museum. He had convinced the family to grant him access to the Robert-Houdin's manuscripts and papers, which he used in his biography of the master magician.
Fechner was the creator of the Bar Stool Levitation.
Awards and honors
- 1st prize FISM grand illusion and invention (1979)
- Cover Genii 2002 November
Books
- Soirées Fantastiques (1988) (French and English)
- Bibliographie de la prestidigitation française (1994)
- La Magie de Robert-Houdin: Une vie d'artiste, Vol. 1 & 2 (2002)
- La Magie de Robert-Houdin: Une vie d'artiste, Vol. 3 (2005)
- The Magic of Robert-Houdin, translated to English by Stacey Dagron, edited by Todd Karr (2003).
References
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- Cover, Genii Magazine, Vol. 65, No. 11, November 2002, Passion or Illusion, Christian Fechner's Life in Film and Magic, page 34
- Magische Welt, Vol. 57, No. 6, November-Dezember 2008, In Memoriam: Christian Fechner, page 34
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 89, No. 1, January 2009, Broken Wand, Christian Fechner, page 113