Robert-Houdin
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Robert-Houdin was a 19th-century French magician and illusionist widely regarded as the father of modern conjuring.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin | 1 |
| Robert-Houdin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4507697 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert-Houdin Context triple: [Blois, notablePersonBornHere, Robert-Houdin]
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A.
Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès was a pioneering French filmmaker and illusionist, best known for his innovative special effects and early narrative films such as "A Trip to the Moon."
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B.
Gaston Méliès
Gaston Méliès was a French film producer and director, brother of cinema pioneer Georges Méliès, who played an important role in early American and international filmmaking.
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C.
Émile Reynaud
Émile Reynaud was a pioneering French inventor and animator best known for creating the praxinoscope and presenting some of the earliest animated film projections.
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D.
Paul Landowski
Paul Landowski was a French sculptor best known for designing the monumental statue of Christ the Redeemer overlooking Rio de Janeiro.
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E.
Lucien De Vestel
Lucien De Vestel was a Belgian architect best known for his role in designing the European Commission’s Berlaymont building in Brussels.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert-Houdin Target entity description: Robert-Houdin was a 19th-century French magician and illusionist widely regarded as the father of modern conjuring.
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A.
Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès was a pioneering French filmmaker and illusionist, best known for his innovative special effects and early narrative films such as "A Trip to the Moon."
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B.
Gaston Méliès
Gaston Méliès was a French film producer and director, brother of cinema pioneer Georges Méliès, who played an important role in early American and international filmmaking.
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C.
Émile Reynaud
Émile Reynaud was a pioneering French inventor and animator best known for creating the praxinoscope and presenting some of the earliest animated film projections.
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D.
Paul Landowski
Paul Landowski was a French sculptor best known for designing the monumental statue of Christ the Redeemer overlooking Rio de Janeiro.
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E.
Lucien De Vestel
Lucien De Vestel was a Belgian architect best known for his role in designing the European Commission’s Berlaymont building in Brussels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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illusionist ⓘ magician ⓘ stage performer ⓘ |
| birthCountry | France ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1805-12-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1871-06-13 ⓘ |
| developed | innovative stage illusions ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Robert-Houdin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
conjuring
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mechanical automata ⓘ stage magic ⓘ |
| founded | Théâtre Robert-Houdin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean-Eugène NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
illusionism
ⓘ
stage magic ⓘ |
| influenced |
Harry Houdini
NERFINISHED
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modern stage magicians ⓘ |
| introduced | evening dress as standard costume for magicians ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the father of modern conjuring
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creating mechanical automata for performances ⓘ introducing modern theatrical style to magic performance ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| name | Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helped transform magic from fairground entertainment to theatrical art form ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Secrets of Conjuring and Magic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Memoirs of Robert-Houdin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
clockmaker ⓘ illusionist ⓘ inventor ⓘ magician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | French mission to Algeria using magic for political purposes ⓘ |
| performedAt | Théâtre Robert-Houdin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Blois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| spouse | Joséphine Cécile Houdin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedNameAsInspirationFor | stage name of Harry Houdini ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert-Houdin Description of subject: Robert-Houdin was a 19th-century French magician and illusionist widely regarded as the father of modern conjuring.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Harry Houdini
this entity surface form:
Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin