Claude François Méneval
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Claude-François de Méneval was Napoleon's private secretary from 1802 until 1813.
He was born in Paris to a merchant father and was educated at the Collège des Quatre-Nations. Wikipedia
Born: April 2, 1778, Paris, France
Died: April 19, 1850 (age 72 years), Paris, France
Children: Eugene de Meneval and Napoléon Louis de Méneval