Étienne-Gaspard Robert
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title:
Étienne-Gaspard Robert
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Étienne-Gaspard Robert, often known by the stage name of "Robertson", was a prominent physicist, stage magician and influential developer of phantasmagoria from the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. He was described by Charles Dickens as "an honourable and well-educated showman". Alongside his pioneering work on projection techniques for his shows Robert was also a physics lecturer and a keen balloonist at a time of great development in aviation.
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Belgian stage magician (1763–1837)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tienne-Gaspard_Robert
date created:
2005-12-11T08:03:43Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T15:56:36Z
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