About Henri Descremps
Lived 1746 – 1826 (aged 79–80). Henri Descremps was a French jurist, mathematician and magician.
Henri Descremps (also spelled Henri Decremps, Béduer, April 1, 1746 – Paris, October 1829) was a French magician, diplomat, and revolutionary activist.
Biography Henri Descremps was the son of Jean Descremps (also spelled Decremps), a notary public in Figeac and Marie Taillade. He studied mathematics and earned a license in Law. and served as a secretary at the French embassy in London before returning to Paris in 1783.
After the Revolution, Descremps was almost forgotten, and continued working as a teacher until his death in Paris in October 1829.
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Who was Henri Descremps?
French magician
When was Henri Descremps born?
Henri Descremps was born on 1 April 1746 in Béduer.
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Henri Descremps died in 1826 in Paris.
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Henri Descremps was a jurist, mathematician and magician.
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Henri Descremps was French.
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