Herrmann (family of magicians)
Herrmann was an international magician family .
Significant members
- Samuel Herrmann, doctor and magician, father of Compars and Alexander Herrmann
- Compars Herrmann (1816–1887), brother of Alexander Herrmann
- ∞ Rosa Herrmann-Csillag (1832–1892), opera singer
- Blanche Corelli (* 1853), opera singer
- Alexander Herrmann (magician) (1844–1896), brother of Compars Herrmann
- ∞ Adelaide Herrmann (1853–1932), wife and assistant to Alexander Herrmann, Leon Herrmann's aunt by marriage
- Nephew of Adelaide: Felix Herrmann (1881–1938; real name: Felix Kretchman), called himself the magician The Great and Only Herrmann
- ∞ Gladys Herrmann (1895–1966), later partner of Felix Herrmann
- ? Herrmann, brother of Compars and Alexander Herrmann
- Leon Herrmann (1867–1909), nephew of Compars and Alexander, meanwhile partner of his aunt Adelaide by marriage after the death of Alexander Herrmann
- ∞ Marie Herrmann, illusionist and later partner of husband Leon Herrmann
Four family members (Compars, Alexander, Adelaide, and Leon Herrmann) were inducted into the Society of American Magicians Hall of Fame .
Relationship with Harry Houdini
There is a related relationship by marriage between the magicians of the Herrmann family and Harry Houdini . Houdini's father's first wife was a first cousin of Compar's first wife, Rosa Herrmann-Csillag. Houdini's father and Compars Herrmann were friends, even if they didn't make this public for business reasons. Houdini himself was thus a second cousin of the opera singer Blanche Corelli, with whom he exchanged letters for many years.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Madame Corelli's Letters from Berlin. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
- ↑ a b Magicians' Biographies - Letter H. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
- ^ Houdini & The Herrmann Connection. Retrieved April 1, 2013.