Christian Stelzel, known professionally as Magic Christian, is an
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
n professional
magician
Magician or The Magician may refer to:
Performers
* A practitioner of magic (supernatural)
* A practitioner of magic (illusion)
* Magician (fantasy), a character in a fictional fantasy context
Entertainment
Books
* ''The Magician'', an 18th-ce ...
and author.
Christian was born on July 17, 1945, and presently lives in
Vienna
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He studied industrial design at the
University of Applied Arts Vienna
The University of Applied Arts Vienna (german: Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, or informally just ''Die Angewandte'') is an arts university and institution of higher education in Vienna, the capital of Austria. It has had university sta ...
.
Christian has received many awards, starting with winning first prize at a competition in
Weymouth, 1967, and several awards from all over the continent followed. In 1973 he won the first prize in the category of Manipulation at
FISM, the world championships in magic. An accomplishment he repeated at
FISM 1976 and
FISM 1979 ''(the later time, also winning the category of Invention)''.
In 1989, Christian became president of the
Magic Club of Vienna, and in 2005 the Academy of Magical Art at
The Magic Castle
The Magic Castle is a clubhouse for magicians and magic enthusiasts, as well as the clubhouse for the Academy of Magical Arts. It is in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California and it bills itself as "the most unusual private club in t ...
, Hollywood, awarded him the "Performing Fellowship" for his performances.
Magic Christian has developed books of magic and magic sets for
Piatnik
Wiener Spielkartenfabrik Ferd. Piatnik & Söhne, commonly referred to as Piatnik, is an Austrian playing card and board game manufacturing company based in Vienna.
History
The company was founded in 1824 by the card manufacturer Anton Moser (178 ...
, Austria's renowned playing card, board game and puzzle manufacturer.
In later years, Magic Christian has received acclaim for his thorough historic research on the legendary
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser.
References
External links
www.magicchristian.atThe Magic Club of ViennaLife of Hofzinser
By Magic Christian. From the Library of Congress
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1945 births
Living people
Austrian magicians
Academy of Magical Arts Performing Fellowship winners
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