Eugène François Vidocq, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French criminal and criminalist
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Place of Birth: Arras, Hauts-de-France, France
About Eugène François Vidocq
- Eugène-François Vidocq (French: [vid?k]; July 24, 1775 – May 11, 1857) 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.
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