About Gabriel Brühl
Lived 1691 – 1743 (aged 51–52). Gabriel Brühl was a Dutch criminal.
Gabriel Brühl (Eygelshoven, Habsburg Netherlands, 27 September 1691 - Ubach over Worms, Habsburg Netherlands, 10 September 1743) was a Dutch criminal.
Together with 10 other gang members, he was executed on 10 September 1743, during the first executions of the Buckriders, a notorious 18th century crime syndicate. Brühl was named as an accomplice in de voluntary confessions of Anne Barbe Pennarts and Joannes Moulen, as well as in the torture confessions of Frans Willem Kerckhoffs, Peter Caspar ten Konig and Joannes Dirckx (also known as Den Dock).
Brühl was the 4th-great-grandfather of the Belgian detective writer Georges Simenon, who sometimes used "Brulls" as a pseudonym.
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Who was Gabriel Brühl?
limburg criminal
When was Gabriel Brühl born?
Gabriel Brühl was born in 1691 in Landgraaf.
When did Gabriel Brühl die?
Gabriel Brühl died on 10 September 1743 in Ubach over Worms.
What was Gabriel Brühl's occupation?
Gabriel Brühl was a criminal.
What nationality was Gabriel Brühl?
Gabriel Brühl was Dutch.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Gabriel Brühl. https://biography.guide/gabriel-bruhl/
MLA: "Gabriel Brühl." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/gabriel-bruhl/.
Chicago: "Gabriel Brühl." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/gabriel-bruhl/.
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