Anatole Deibler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French executioner
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Place of Birth: Rennes, Brittany, France
About 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.
- 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.
- He represented an institution that did not fit in with the current time: the medieval beheading in more modern time with cars, technology and mass media.
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