Gabriel Brühl
Gabriel Brühl (died 1743) was a well-known robber in the then Duchy of Limburg, whose criminal career started in the 1720s and ended with his being hanged in 1743.[1]
Gabriel Brühl | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1691 |
| Died | September 10, 1743 (aged 51–52) |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Criminal penalty | 1743: Death by hanging |
Brühl was a remote ancestor of the Belgian detective writer Georges Simenon, who used "Brühl" as one of his many pen names.
References
- Anton Blok, De Bokkenrijders, roversbenden en geheime genootschappen in de Landen van Overmaas (1730-1774). (Prometheus, Amsterdam. 1991)
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