Rolf Andra
(Hegne, Germany: 24th August 1907 - 4th March 1998)
Rolf Andra was the stage name of Josef Fuchs. He discovered magic when he was 12 years old after his grandfather showed him a magic trick. His first professional performance was in 1946 at the Varieté Capitol in Konstanz Germany. He dedicated most of his work to card tricks.
His publications are Karten-Kombinationen (1949), Die Symphonie der Asse (1954), Karten-Magie "Das Handbuch der Kartenmagie" (1956), Das Rolf Andra Skriptum (1959), Atom Asse (1961), Eine Kartenroutine am Tisch (1961), Das konische Kartenspiel (1962), Magische Impressionen (1964), Zauber der Asse (1965), Rolf Andra Seminar (1974), and Magie mit Karten (1997).
