Today is the birthday of Johaann Nepomuk Hofzinser (1806-1875), famous as a close-magic sleight of hand man, and inventor of many lasting illusions. A minor functionary in the Austrian-Hungarian Ministry of Finance, in 1857 Hofzinser began presenting amateur Salons in his home 3-4 times a week for the enjoyment of invited guests, wherein he displayed […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:48AM on July 19, 2013