Christian Fechner

Christian Fechner
Cover of Genii (2002)
Born	Christian Lucien Max Alfred Fechner July 26, 1944 Agen, France
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