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Staps, Frederick; German patriot. 1792-1809. "Interrogatoire de Staps - "Interrogatoire de Staps par Napoléon" (Schönbrunn, 12th October 1809: after failing to assassinate Napoleon, Staps refuses to accept a pardon is is executed. Also present: Napoleon's personal physician Jean-Nicolas Corvisart). Woodcut (book illustration), 1860, by Charles Barbant after drawing by Félix Philippoteaux (1815-1884). From: Adolph Thiers, "Histoire de l'Empire, faisant suite à l' Histoire du Consulat, Paris (Lheureux), 1866, vol. 2, pg. 353.