Anatole Deibler
Anatole Deibler (29 November 1863 (Rennes) - 2 February 1939 (Paris)) was a French executioner. Succeeding his father, Louis-Antoine-Stanislas Deibler, as the lead French executioner, he participated in the execution of 395 criminals during his 54-year career. During his 40 years as lead executioner he was responsible for 299 beheadings. He is considered one of the most famous French executioners.[1] This is due to the fact that most of his executions were public and were widely reported by the media. The advent of the camera made him somewhat of a celebrity.
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_-_photographi%C3%A9_en_juillet_1900.jpg.webp) Anatole Deibler, pictured in July 1900 | |
| Born | Anatole Deibler 29 November 1863 |
| Died | 2 February 1939 (aged 75) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | executioner |
Deibler and his assistants carry out the execution of a member of a criminal gang known as the Chauffeurs de la Drome,
Valence, Drôme, 22 September 1909
See also
Sources
- Cora Lynn Deibler: Anatole Deibler, Last Public Executioner in France. 2011.
- Geoffrey Abbott: Execution: A Guide to the Ultimate Penalty. Summersdale Publishers Ltd, 2012.
- Anatole Deibler: Carnets d'exécutions, 1885–1939,, présentés et annotés par Gérard A. Jaeger, Éditions L'Archipel, Paris 2004.
- Robert Frederick Opie: Guillotine: The Timbers of Justice. The History Press The Mill, Gloucestershire 2013.
Notes and references
External links
- boisdejustice.com
- Letter from Paris, The New York, February 18, 1939
- Photo from 1923, criminalwisdom.tumblr.com
- Must Keep On Beheading People as Long as He Lives, The Milwaukee Sentinel, January 22, 1939
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| Preceded by Louis-Antoine-Stanislas Deibler |
Chief Executioner of the French Republic 1899 – 1939 |
Succeeded by Jules-Henri Desfourneaux |
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