Alexander Herrmann (1843 – 1896) was a German magician, better known as Herrmann the Great. Alexander was born to Carl Herrmann, a physician who occasionally performed throughout Europe as a conjuror. Alexander's brother Carl (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. 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Harry Houdini one of the greatest names in magic history. ... Physician examining a child The word physician should not be confused with physicist, which means a scientist in the area of physics. ... A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, covering around 10,790,000 km² (4,170,000 sq mi) or 2. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ...

Aleaxander joined his brother's stage show at the age of eight and the brothers toured the world together. Eventually they would go their separate ways, Carl returning to Europe and Alexander to America where he became a naturalized citizen in 1876. Throughout the 1870s and 1880s, Alexander and his wife Adelaide (née Scarcez; 1854 – 1932) performed together in elaborate stage shows. The pair adapted Robert Houdin's Ariel Suspension routine and performed their own version of the bullet catch. ... Naturalization is the process whereby a person becomes a national of a nation, or a citizen of a country, other than the one of his birth. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Events and Trends Technology The invention of the telephone (1876) by Alexander Graham Bell. ... // Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... The French word née (feminine) or né (masculine) (or the English word nee) is still commonly used in some newspapers when mentioning the maiden name of a woman in engagement or wedding announcements. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, (December 6, 1805 - 1871) was a French magician, born in Blois, France, where he also died. ... The bullet catch is a conjuring illusion in which a magician supposedly catches a bullet fired directly at him, often in the mouth but also occasionally in the hand. ...

When Herrmann died from heart failure in 1896, Adelaide continued performing her husbands 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. 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the domestic group. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...