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CPT Charles Barbier de la Serre

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CPT Charles Barbier de la Serre

Birth
Valenciennes, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Death
29 Apr 1841 (aged 73)
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
Burial
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France Add to Map
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He was the creator of night writing. Charles Barbier de la Serre was a captain in the French Army during the early 19th century. "Ecriture Nocturne" (night writing) was invented in response to Napoleon's demand for a code that soldiers could use to communicate silently and without light at night.
He was the creator of night writing. Charles Barbier de la Serre was a captain in the French Army during the early 19th century. "Ecriture Nocturne" (night writing) was invented in response to Napoleon's demand for a code that soldiers could use to communicate silently and without light at night.

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