About Pauline Schmidt
Lived 1865 – 1944 (aged 78). Pauline Schmidt was a Danish magician and photographer.
Pauline Wilhelmine Rasmussen Schmidt (1865–1944), was a professional Danish magician and photographer. She was one of the few female magicians in Scandinavia during the 19th century.
Schmidt performed magic shows in Sweden and Finland during the 1880s. In 1888, she married the Finnish photographer Niels Rasmussen and became his colleague in Tampere, Finland. Schmidt opened her own studio in 1914.
Pauline Schmidt is portrayed in the novel Pauline Wilhelmine – trollkonstnärinna (Pauline Wilhelmine – a female magician), by Elisabeth Sandelin (2013).
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Who was Pauline Schmidt?
professional Danish magician and photographer (1865–1944)
When was Pauline Schmidt born?
Pauline Schmidt was born on 5 September 1865.
When did Pauline Schmidt die?
Pauline Schmidt died on 14 June 1944.
What was Pauline Schmidt's occupation?
Pauline Schmidt was a magician and photographer.
What nationality was Pauline Schmidt?
Pauline Schmidt was Danish.
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