Josef P. Freud (also known as Joseffy) (3 March 1873 – 26 May 1946) was a Viennese magician.

Life

Joseffy came to the United States of America at the age of 19 where he worked at a Chicago Magic Store, building props and illusions. He invented a self-contained, no-thread version of The Rising Cards that astounded magicians of his day. One of his mechanical creations was "Balsamo, the Living Skull".

Joseffy was a performer at Coney Island as the Chautauqua & Lyceum headliner, and also played violin. He eventually stopped performing and became an electrical engineer.

Literature

• The Marvelous Creations of Joseffy by David Abbott (1908)

• Joseffy by Carl Sandburg (1910)

See also

• List of magicians

• Card magic

References

External links

• Chautauqua & Lyceum Magicians