Conference by Mr. Adrien ROSELAER: Vidocq: from convict to police officer, the path of redemption

As part of the UTLA conferences: Conférence de M. Adrien ROSELAER: Vidocq : du forçat au policier, le chemin de la rédemption How many historical figures have openly displayed as many facets, have lived as many lives as François Vidocq? Very few, certainly. "Vidocq" did not live a single existence, but several. He was in turn adventurer, prisoner, mountebank, corsair, convict, fugitive escapee, worker, peddler, soldier, policeman, entrepreneur, writer, detective, stage man... and I pass! Through Adrien Roselaer's conference, we will discover a dizzying epic, a tumultuous life, one of the most agitated periods of history. © Back cover of Adrien Roselaer Titulaire's book of a Master's degree in History obtained at ULBruxelles in 2010, Roselaer Adrien specialized in the study of the Middle Ages. Once his studies finished, he collaborated in preparing the opening of the Museum of Letters and Manuscrits de Bruxelles of which he then became responsible for cultural mediation and exhibitions. After working there for three years, he turned to teaching, while collaborating on the realization of various exhibitions: Darcy chocolate museum in Verviers or "Léonard Da Vinci: The inventions of a genius". Among other activities in the cultural field, Roselaer Adrien has also participated in writing several exhibition catalogs and educational files. Finally, these last years have been an opportunity to develop an activity as a master lecturer. Conference on 19/11/2026, from 14:30 to 16:00, room Eugène Ysaÿe, Place des Chasseurs ardennais at 6700 ARLON Mandatory registration on the UTLA website: https://www.utlarlon.be