Notes of the Chief of the Paris Secret Police
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Notes of the Chief of the Paris Secret Police
24.99 €
The fate of Eugène-François Vidocq (1775–1857) is truly remarkable. The son of a baker from a provincial French town, a criminal who had been incarcerated and escaped from prison several times, became a remarkable detective whose name is known throughout the world.
Blackmailed by former cellmates and risking further incarceration, Vidocq took a desperate step and offered his services to the Paris police. He formed a special brigade of former criminals, guided by the principle: "Only a criminal can solve a crime."
Vidocq made a significant contribution to forensic science: he invented the idea of compiling criminal files based on verbal descriptions, preserving shoe prints using plaster molds, conducting investigative experiments, and much more. He also founded a private investigation agency, becoming one of the first private detectives.
Vidocq served as the prototype for many literary characters, and films have been made about him (actors such as Gérard Depardieu and Vincent Cassel have portrayed him). However, the biography of this extraordinary man can best be learned from his "Notes," which also contain many interesting details about the major trials of the time.
The text is published with illustrations from a 19th-century French edition.
Blackmailed by former cellmates and risking further incarceration, Vidocq took a desperate step and offered his services to the Paris police. He formed a special brigade of former criminals, guided by the principle: "Only a criminal can solve a crime."
Vidocq made a significant contribution to forensic science: he invented the idea of compiling criminal files based on verbal descriptions, preserving shoe prints using plaster molds, conducting investigative experiments, and much more. He also founded a private investigation agency, becoming one of the first private detectives.
Vidocq served as the prototype for many literary characters, and films have been made about him (actors such as Gérard Depardieu and Vincent Cassel have portrayed him). However, the biography of this extraordinary man can best be learned from his "Notes," which also contain many interesting details about the major trials of the time.
The text is published with illustrations from a 19th-century French edition.
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