Georges Simenon
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Georges Joseph Christian Simenon was a Belgian writer, most famous for his fictional detective Jules Maigret. One of the most popular authors of the 20th century, he published around 400 novels, 21 volumes of memoirs and many short stories, selling over 500 million copies.
Simenon in 1963
26 rue Léopold, Liège, the house where Simenon was born
Maigret statue in Delfzijl, Netherlands
Simenon, 1963 by Erling Mandelmann
Jules Maigret
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Jules Maigret, or simply Maigret, is a fictional French police detective, a commissaire ("commissioner") of the Paris Brigade Criminelle, created by writer Georges Simenon. The character's full name is Jules Amédée François Maigret.
Maigret statue by Pieter d'Hont in Delfzijl, Netherlands. The unveiling was made by Simenon himself on 3 September 1966, at the place where he had written the first Maigret novel, and was attended by Maigret actors from various countries.
![Marcel Guillaume [fr], a celebrated French police commissioner, pictured giving evidence in 1932. He has been seen as a possible inspiration for Maigr](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Marcel_Guillaume_commissaire_divisionnaire_1932.jpg/600px-Marcel_Guillaume_commissaire_divisionnaire_1932.jpg)
Marcel Guillaume [fr], a celebrated French police commissioner, pictured giving evidence in 1932. He has been seen as a possible inspiration for Maigret.
Jules Maigret memorial plaque