Maître Derville

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Maître Derville is a shrewd and principled Parisian lawyer in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Le Colonel Chabert," known for his role in uncovering the truth behind the colonel’s presumed death and lost identity.

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Maître Derville canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
lawyer
supporting character
appearsAs young lawyer at the beginning of Le Colonel Chabert
appearsIn Le Colonel Chabert
associatedWith Le Colonel Chabert
surface form: Colonel Chabert

Honoré de Balzac
basedIn Paris
characterTrait ethical
intelligent
observant
principled
professional
shrewd
citizenship France
createdBy Honoré de Balzac
fictionalUniverse La Comédie humaine
gender male
knownFor defending Colonel Chabert’s identity and rights
uncovering the truth about Colonel Chabert’s presumed death
languageOfWork French
literaryPeriod 19th-century French literature
literaryRole represents the legal profession in Balzac’s social panorama
moralAlignment generally just and fair
narrativeFunction agent of justice
mediator between law and individual suffering
nationality French
occupation avocat
lawyer
roleInWork shrewd lawyer who investigates Colonel Chabert’s case
setting Paris

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Le Colonel Chabert mainCharacter Maître Derville
Le Colonel Chabert hasCharacter Maître Derville
Gobseck narrator Maître Derville