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unmaskingrobert00houdgoog.pdf | 40 | THE UNMASKING OF ROBER'T-HOUDIN - CHAPTER I SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF ROBERT-EOUDIN R OBERT-HOUDIN was born in Blois, France; December 6th, 1805. His real name was Jean-Eugene Robert, and his father was Prosper Robert, a watchmaker in moderate circum- stances. His mother's maiden name was Marie Catherine Guillon. His first wife was Josephe Cecile Eglantine Houdin, whose family name he assumed for business rea- sons. He was married the second time to Françoise Mar- guerite Olympe Naconnier. His death, caused by pneu- monia, occurred at St. Gervais, France, on June 13th, 1871. Barring the above facts, which were gleaned from the register of the civil authorities of St. Gervais, all information regarding his life previous to his first public appearance in 1844 must be drawn from his own works, particularly from his autobigraphy, published in the form of "Memoirs." Because of his supreme egotism, his obvious desire to make his autobiography picturesque and interesting rather than historically correct, and his utter indifference to dates, exact names of places, theatres, books, etc., it is extremely hard to present logical and con- 3 [33] |