Eugène-François Vidocq

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

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At a glance

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Domain

History and politics

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6

Influence

13

Resistance

6

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What Wikipedia says

Eugène-François Vidocq (French: [øʒɛn fʁɑ̃swa vidɔk]; 24 July 1775 – 11 May 1857) was a French criminal turned criminalist, whose life story inspired several writers, including Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and Honoré de Balzac.

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