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Eugène-François Vidocq

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Known For: Crew
Birthday: 1775-07-24
Place of Birth: Arras, France
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Also Known As: Эжен Франсуа Видок, Vidocq, Видок, François-Eugène Vidocq

Biography: 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...