About Jean-Bolippe Garminet

Jean-Bolippe Garminet was a detective in Normandy, France in the late 17th century and early 18th century.

He became known as the "Sherlock Holmes" of Normandy and is rumored to have partially inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous character.

To learn more about Jean-Bolippe Garminet, visit the exhibit at the Cherbourg Museum of Vice and Virtue.