Gabriel Brühl
| Gabriel Brühl | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1691 Broekhuizen, Habsburg Netherlands |
| Died |
September 10, 1743 Ubach over Worms, Habsburg Netherlands |
| Criminal penalty | 1743: Death by hanging |
| Criminal status | Executed |
Gabriel Brühl (died 1743) was a well-known robber in the then Duchy of Limburg, whose criminal career started in the 1720s and ended with his being hanged in 1743.
Brühl was a remote ancestor of the Belgian detective writer Georges Simenon, who used "Brühl" as one of his many pen names.
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