Eugène François Vidocq
Private investigator, Author
1775 – 1857
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Who was Eugène François Vidocq?
Eugène François Vidocq was a French criminal and criminalist whose life story inspired several writers, including Victor Hugo 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.
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- Born
- Jul 24, 1775
Arras - Also known as
- Eugene Francois Vidocq
- Francois-Eugene Vidocq
- François-Eugène Vidocq
- Parents
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Died
- May 11, 1857
Paris
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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