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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser (19 June 1806 – 11 March 1875) was an Austrian-Hungarian magician and illusionist. He used the moniker "Dr. Hofzinser" as a stage name after retiring in 1865.[1]
While he was a conjuror, Hofzinser became well for his inventions, in particular his automata, as well as for card manipulation.[2]: 96
Early life
Hofzinser was born in Landstraße in Wien as the youngest of four boys. His father Leopold Hofzinser (+1817) was an affluent man who owned a silk shop[3] in Graben.The family had originated in Swabia. His mother Maria Theresia Magdalene was the daughter of a tailor.
The family were distantly related to the Döbler family and Ludwig Döbler, who would also go on to become a magician.
As young man Hofzinser worked in his fathers shop but after completing his studies and obtaining his degree of doctor of philosophy at the university he entered the Austrian civil service.
He married Wilhelmine Bergmann (1827-1900) in 1854.
Ottokar Fischer spread the story that upon his death in 1875, Hofzinser's wife destroyed many of his manuscripts to honor her husband's instructions though there is some dispute about this.[4] Many of his mechanical plans and card-handling methods may forever remain a secret. Several of Hofzinser's pupils preserved portions of their teacher's notes and instructions. There are still about 270 manuscripts and letters of his own and of his pupils in various collections.[5]
The Hofzinser ring was an award for magicians created in 1933 in memory of Hofzinser. The first recipient of the ring was Ottokar Fischer who had dedicated his life to researching the history of magic and in particular the work of Hofzinser in Das Wunderbuch der Zauberkunst (1929) och J.N. Hofzinsers Kartenkünste (1910).
Max Hofzinser
A 20th century Swedish illusionist who took the stage name in honor of Hofzinser.
References
^"Life of Hofzinser". Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser. 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
