Charles Eugène Espidon Goupil (14 December 1831 – 24 October 1896) was a French-Mexican

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and collector. In 1889 he bought Joseph Marius Alexis Aubin's collection of 384

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n manuscripts. On 14 May 1864, he married Augustine Élie. After Goupil's death, his wife donated the collection to the

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Family

On May 14, 1864, he married Augustine Elie. His grand-nephew was the painter

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and his nephew by marriage was the son of Léon Harmel.

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