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Ottokar Fischer

Ottokar Fischer (1873 - 1940) was was an Austrian magician, who wrote J. N. Hofzinser's Card Conjuring.

Biography

Ottokar Fischer was born in Leschan, a small village in Mähren, Austria (now Lešany, CZ), to Josef Fischer und Christine Fischer (born Večera). In 1891 he was married to Barbara Eiböck (1875-1938), they had a son (Dr. Otto Fischer).

In 1883 his parents moved to Vienna, where he saw Charles Arbre, Herman Mellini, Ben Ali Bey, and other noted performers. He gave his own first public performance at age 18.

Fischer studied with A. Fredmar, who claimed to be the successor of Compars Herrmann. In 1895 Fischer met George Heubeck, who was one of the pupils of J. N. Hofzinser. Heubeck taught Fischer all of Hofzinser's effects he knew.

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