Christian Fechner

Christian Fechner
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Born	Christian Fechner July 26, 1944 France
Died	November 25, 2008 (age 64)
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)
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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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