Louis Lépine, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louis Lépine

French diplomat

Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1846

Place of Birth: Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 09-Nov-1933

Profession: lawyer, politician, diplomat

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Louis Jean-Baptiste Lépine (died 1933) was a lawyer, politician and inventor who was Préfet de Police with the Paris Police Prefecture from 1893 to 1897 and again from 1899 to 1913.
He earned the nickname of "The Little Man with the Big Stick" for his skill in handling large Parisian crowds.
He was responsible for the modernisation of the French Police Force.
Under Lépine the study of forensic science as a tool of detection became standard practise.