Étienne-Gaspard Robert
Physicist, Deceased Person
1763 – 1837
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Who was Étienne-Gaspard Robert?
Étienne-Gaspard Robert, often known by the stage name of "Robertson", was a prominent Belgian stage magician and influential developer of phantasmagoria. He was described by Charles Dickens as "an honourable and well-educated showman". Alongside his pioneering work on projection techniques for his shows Robert was also a physics lecturer and a keen balloonist at a time of great development in aviation.
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