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Henri Gisquet
Henri Gisquet (14 July 1792 – 23 January 1866) was a French banker and Préfet de Police.
years, among them the prefect of police, Henri Gisquet.
Vidocq's life story inspired many contemporary writers, many of them his closest friends. In Balzac's writings, he was regularly the model of literary figures: his experiences as a failed entrepreneur were used in the third part of "Illusions perdues", "Les Souffrances de l'inventeur"; in "Gobseck", Balzac introduced the policeman Corentin; but most clearly, the connection to Vidocq can be found in the figure of Vautrin. This character first appears