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1775–1857 · French criminal and criminalist

Also known as: François-Eugène Vidocq, Франсуа Эжен Видок, فرانسوا فيدوك, 외젠 프랑수아 비도크, フランソワ・ヴィドック, 尤金·法蘭索瓦·維多克

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