Vidocq, Eugène François
1775 - 1857

Few people have had a life and a professional career to match that of the criminal, police officer, criminologist and...

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Moorcock, Michael
1939 -

The British author, editor and musician Michael John Moorcock is something of a phenomenon. He began his career as the...

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Crofts, Freeman Wills
1879 - 1957

Freeman Wills Crofts was born in Dublin, Ireland, as the son of a British army surgeon who died when Croft was still young....

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Høeg, Peter
1957 -

The Danish author Peter Høeg was born in Copenhagen and grew up in the inner-city district of Christianshavn. His mother ...

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