Carl Willmann
Carl Willmann (born August 17, 1848 in Waren (Müritz) ; † February 16, 1934 in Hamburg-Blankenese ) was a German magician , publicist, manufacturer and seller of magical props in Hamburg.
Life
In 1872, Carl Willman ran a watchmaker's shop and a mechanical workshop at 29 Dragonerstall Street in Hamburg. He starts making magic devices. In 1881 the shop and workshop were relocated to Hohe Bleichen 5. The expansion of the manufacture of magic devices made another move necessary. Carl Willmann therefore rented an entire house in Neue ABC-Strasse 3 in 1881 for his business and workshop operations. In 1905 he moved again, this time to Mercurstrasse. 34, as the increased construction of large illusions led to a lack of space.
Carl Willmann was one of the most famous magic device dealers and specialist writers of his time. He was the first in the world to publish a magazine for magicians. The Magic World appeared monthly without interruption from 1895 to 1904. In July 1919 the companies Janos Bartl and Carl Willmann merged to form the United Magic Apparatus Factory Bartl & Willmann. The collaboration ended in 1924.
Publications
Publications by Carl Willmann:
- Hand shadow games: complete guide to learning the hand shadow art for artists and amateurs , Carl Willmann's Verlag (1885)
- Modern miracles. Natural explanation of the older and more recent secrets of the spiritualists and antispiritists, spirit citizen, clairvoyant, mind reader, healing media, mnemonics, arithmetic artists. , Otto Spamer, Leipzig (1892)
- The memory artist as clairvoyant: Complete explanation and guidance of clairvoyance with the help of memory art (for self-study for amateurs) , Otto Spamer, Leipzig (1897)
literature
- Magical World , Volume 4, Volume 59, 2010
- Magic and Enchanting , Festschrift for the 100th anniversary of the Magic Circle of Germany, Hamburg, 2012, ISBN 978-3-00-037777-8
- Bewitched! On secret sciences and magical spectacles , Vanessa Hirsch / Peter Rawert , booklet accompanying the exhibition of the same name in the Altonaer Museum, Hamburg, 2012, ISBN 978-3-927637-53-5
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Trading with the Wonderful , John Willman on the life of Carl Willmann, Verlag Edition Huber, Offenbach, 1998, ISBN 3-921785-73-1
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Willmann, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German magician, inventor, manufacturer and dealer of magical articles, author and publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Goods (Müritz) |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 16, 1934 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |