Eugène Goupil, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eugène Goupil

French-Mexican philanthropist and collector

Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1831

Place of Birth: Mexico City, Mexico

Date of Death: 24-Oct-1895

Profession: art collector, philanthropist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Charles Eugène Espidon Goupil (14 December 1831 – 24 October 1896) was a French Mexican philanthropist and collector. In 1889 he bought Joseph Marius Alexis Aubin's collection of 384 Mesoamerican manuscripts.
On 14 May 1864, he married Augustine Élie.
After Goupil's death, his wife donated the collection to the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. Goupil was the great-uncle of artist Jean Charlot.