Person: PHILIPSTAHL, Paul de ( ? -c.1829)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Name

Paul de PHILIPSTAHL

Alternative name

used pseudonym PHILIDOR, Paul

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

magician and phantasmagoria lantern showperson

Main period of activity

1770s-1820s

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

date unknown

born at

unknown location

c.1829

died at

unknown location

References

David Robinson, Stephen Herbert and Richard Crangle (editors), Encyclopaedia of the magic lantern (London: Magic Lantern Society, 2001), pp. 229-230

John Barnes, ‘The Barnes Museum: catalogue excerpts’ in NMLJ 1.2 (February 1979), p. 4

Hermann Hecht, ‘Some English magic lantern patents’ in NMLJ 2.2 (January 1982), pp. 2-4

Lucerna ID 6003582

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 23 February 2015

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Person: PHILIPSTAHL, Paul de ( ? -c.1829)