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Eugène-François Vidocq

AKA: Эжен Франсуа Видок
Birthday: 1775-07-24
Died: 1857-05-11
Birthplace: Arras, France


Was a French criminal turned criminalist, whose life story inspired several writers, including Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe and Honoré de Balzac. The former criminal became the founder and first director of the crime-detection Sûreté nationale as well as the head of the first known private detective agency. Vidocq is considered to be the father of modern criminology and of the French police department. He is also regarded as the first private detective.

Filmography

A Scandal in Paris
Job: In Memory Of
The Emperor of Paris
Job: In Memory Of
Vidocq
Job: In Memory Of

Vidocq
Job: In Memory Of
Vidocq
Job: In Memory Of
L'Évasion de Vidocq
Job: In Memory Of

Vidocq
Job: Author