Age, Biography and Wiki
Birth Day | February 10, 1844 |
Birth Place | France |
Age | 175 YEARS OLD |
Birth Sign | Aquarius |
Net worth: $1.3 Million (2024)
About
Known as "Herrmann the Great," he performed a world-famous magic act. He became known for his card-throwing and bullet-catching tricks.
Before Fame
He studied with his brother Carl, who was also a traveling magician. Alexander, Carl, and their fourteen siblings were the children of Samuel Herrmann, a doctor and occasional magician.
Trivia
It was in St. Petersburg, Russia at a banquet for the Spanish minister that he was dubbed "Herrmann the Great."
Family Life
He met his future wife, a dancer by the name of Mademoiselle Scarcez, on a ship and persuaded her to marry him before they reached the shore.
Associated With
The bullets used in his bullet-catching trick were fired out of the same kind of gun that later killed magician Chung Ling Soo while he was performing the same trick.