Carlo Rossetti

Carlo Rossetti
Born	October 18, 1876 Turin, Italy
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.

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