And introduced the work to an English-speaking readership
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Charles-Henri Sanson
Charles-Henri Sanson, was the royal executioner of France during the reign of King Louis XVI, and later chief executioner of the First French Republic. He administered capital punishment in Paris for over 40 years. He is renowned for carrying out nearly 3,000 executions. During the French Revolution, he was the executioner of Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, and Robespierre.
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science · French executioner (1739–1806) · executioner · physician · violinist · also Charles-Henri Sanson, Monsieur de Paris, Charles Henri Sanson, Sanson
Born 15 February 1739 · Died 4 July 1806 · Q950418
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1840· 1 entry
Henri-Clément stated that Balzac had based parts of the opening narrative on information supplied by Henri Sanson, while the fictional conclusion was devised to provide an origin story for the apocryphal memoirs
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1830· 2 entries
Although a further publication appeared in 1831
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And 1831, are the apocryphal memoirs attributed to Henri Sanson
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1829· 1 entry
And enlisted Honoré de Balzac, who wrote at least part of the opening volume
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1806· 1 entry
Died 1806-07-04.
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1739· 1 entry
Born 1739-02-15.
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