Alexander Herrmann

Magician, born in Paris, France. A success in Europe and the USA, where he emigrated as an adult, he created the popular image of a magician, elegantly dressed with dark goatee beard.

Alexander Herrmann (February 11, 1844 – December 11, 1896) was a German magician, better known as The Great Herrmann.

Alexander was born in Paris to Carl Herrmann, a physician who occasionally performed throughout Europe as a conjuror. Alexander's brother Carl Herrmann (1816 – 1887) left medical school at an early age to pursue a career as a magician and served as a role model and inspiration for Alexander.

When Herrmann died from heart failure in 1896, Adelaide continued performing her husband's illusions. She was joined by Alexander's nephew, Leon Herrmann (1867 – 1909). Even after Leon's death, Madame Herrmann continued to perform until the age of seventy-five in dramatic and lavish shows which had become the hallmark of the Herrmann name.