Albin Neumann
Albin Neumann , stage name: Allan , (born January 10, 1909 in Vienna ; † January 6, 1990 ibid) was an Austrian magician .
Life
Neumann was born as the son of a print shop owner in Vienna, and as a child met the artist LARETTE, who lived in the neighborhood and who dealt with playing cards and handicrafts and had a strong influence on him. He was an amateur artist on the side until he was discovered by a variety agent and became a magician against the wishes of his parents. Allan was internationally successful as a magician and magician on variety stages ; Announcement posters show him blindfolded and showing a playing card labeled ALLAN. THE MAP MIRACLE. or ALLAN. THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES. During the Nazi era, he continued to be involved and was also active on behalf of the Reichstheaterkammer with lectures all over Germany against charlatans, swindlers and as a spiritualist exposer. Even after the war he worked as a hypnosis expert and voluntary reviewer for card games for the Austrian Ministry of the Interior. False spirits, real swindlers. was a radio show designed by him.
Memberships
- Vice President of the Artists Section in the Austrian Trade Union for Art and Liberal Professions .
- Board member of the Austrian Circus and Clown Museum
- Member and honorary member of the Magischer Klub Wien
Recognitions
Publications
- Miracles revealed. 1947.
- Simsalabim. Vienna 1953.
- The 4th dimension. Vienna 1955.
- with Ernst Leap: Corrected luck. Cheat in practice and theory. Association of Federal Criminal Police Officers in Austria, Vienna 1955.
- with Herbert Schiff, Gert Gunther Kramer: false spirits, real swindlers. Ghost hunt through 3 centuries. Zsolnay, Vienna 1969.
- with Herbert Schiff, Gert Gunther Kramer: Of false spirits and real swindlers. The power of superstition. Zsolnay, Goldmann, Munich 1973.
- Possible impossibilities. Magic without manual dexterity. Österreichischer Bundesverlag, Vienna 1982, ISBN 3-215-04505-2 .
- with Berthold Lang, Kurt Zerzavy: Bibliographisches Lexikon der Magie. in: Berthold Lang (Ed.): Hokuspokus fidibus. Austrian Circus and Clown Museum , Vienna 1984.
literature
- Magic Christian: Allan. A portrait of a magician. Article, magic magazine ALADIN, January 1990.
Web links
- Literature by and about Albin Neumann in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Magic Christian: Allan. A portrait of a magician. see literature
- ^ Bibliographical Lexicon of Magic. see publications
- ↑ Thought Transfer . Radioed on the radio. Der Spiegel, 49/1950
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Neumann, Albin |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Allan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian magician |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1909 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
DATE OF DEATH | January 6, 1990 |
Place of death | Vienna |