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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Eugène_François_VidocqEugène François Vidocq - Wikipedia

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   Eugène-François Vidocq ( French: [øʒɛn fʁɑ̃nswa 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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     " Les nouvelles aventures de Vidocq " " Echec à Vidocq " diffusé le 23/02/1971.

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     " Les nouvelles aventures de Vidocq " " Vidocq et compagnie " diffusé le 10/12/1973.

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3. www.youtube.com › watchVidocq, 2001, trailer - YouTube

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   Nov 17, 2013 · Vidocq, 2001, trailer movie starring Gérard Depardieu as Vidocq IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164961/.

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4. allthatsinteresting.com › eugene-francois-vidocqEugène-François Vidocq, The Ex-Convict Who Revolutionized ...

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   May 29, 2021 · Learn about the remarkable life of Vidocq, a former criminal who became a police pioneer and inspired Victor Hugo's Les Misérables. Discover how he escaped from prison, infiltrated gangs, and invented modern detective work.

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Vidocq_(2001_film)Vidocq (2001 film) - Wikipedia

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   Vidocq (North American DVD title: Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq) is a 2001 mystery film, directed by Pitof, starring Gérard Depardieu as historical figure Eugène François Vidocq pursuing a supernatural serial killer.

6. www.imdb.com › title › tt0164961Vidocq (2001) - IMDb

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   Sep 19, 2001 · Based on a historical figure, Vidocq is a detective who dies in the first scene and his biographer tries to solve his last case involving lightning murders. The film features Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Canet, and a mirror masked villain, and was shot with digital cameras.

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   • Director: Pitof
   • Release Date: 2001-09-19

7. www.britannica.com › biography › Francois-Eugene-VidocqFrançois Vidocq | Crime-solving, Private Agency, Paris

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   May 9, 2024 · François Vidocq was an adventurer and detective who helped create the police de sûreté (“security police”) in France. A venturesome, sometimes rash youth, Vidocq had bright beginnings in the army, fighting in the Battles of Valmy and Jemappes in 1792.

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   Who is the Vidocq Society?

   • In 1990, the Vidocq Society was founded in Philadelphia by forensic artist/sculptor Frank Bender (d. 2011). Its members are forensic experts, FBI profilers, homicide investigators, scientists, psychologists, coroners, and any other competent professionals.

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   Who is François Vidocq?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. François Vidocq (born July 24, 1775, Arras, Fr.—died May 11, 1857, Paris) was an adventurer and detective who helped create the police de sûreté (“security police”) in France.

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   What did Vidocq do?

   • It was the first plainclothes detective unit of its kind, made up entirely of former convicts who each were intimately familiar with the subtleties of Paris’ criminal underbelly. At the same time, Vidocq made innovations in forensics, such as rudimentary crime scene investigation and extensive profiling of known criminals.

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   Why did Vidocq become a police officer?

   • Vidocq’s talent for disguise and impersonation enabled him to stop numerous robbers and counterfeiters, and he was entrusted with more and more responsibility within the Paris police force.

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   What happened to Vidocq?

   • Criticism of Vidocq and his organization grew. The July Monarchy caused insecurities in society, and there was a cholera outbreak in 1832. One of its victims was General Jean Maximilien Lamarque. During his funeral on 5 June 1832, a revolt erupted and the throne of "Citizen King" Louis-Philippe I was in danger.

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   Where does Vidocq live?

   • Kadrey's Vidocq has become immortal thanks to an alchemical accident and lives in modern-day Los Angeles. Another contemporary novel that features Vidocq is Louis Bayard's The Black Tower (2008), though it is set in Restoration France.

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9. www.youtube.com › watchEugene Francois Vidocq: The First Modern detective - YouTube

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   Eugene Francois Vidocq, was alternately a criminal, the head of the French Secret Police, a failed entrepreneur, and a private detective.

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