13 Facts About Paul Gorguloff

Paul Gorguloff studied medicine before he served in the First World War in which he was badly wounded in the head.

Paul Gorguloff was later expelled from Czechoslovakia for practising abortion, which was then illegal.

Paul Gorguloff moved to Paris and then to Nice, where in 1931, he was once more found to be committing illegal medical acts and threatened with expulsion.

Paul Gorguloff applied for a permit to live in Monaco, which was accepted, and he lived there until May 4,1932.

Paul Gorguloff followed an esoteric set of beliefs revolving around an idealized version of the ancient Scythian culture of the steppes, agrarianism, and ultranationalism.

Paul Gorguloff was an emphatic supporter of fascism, and his ideological beliefs are considered an early form of what is known in the modern era as eco-fascism.

Paul Gorguloff believed it was Russia's duty as the torch bearer of "primitive spirituality" to defeat western civilization, which he saw as decadent and modern, as opposed to Russia's traditional and agrarian nature.

Paul Gorguloff arrived at the hotel concealing a Browning FN Model 1910 gun.

Paul Gorguloff then approached the President from behind, pulled out his gun and fired three shots.

Paul Gorguloff was rushed to the Beaujon Hospital in Paris but died the next day.

Paul Gorguloff was arrested and brought to trial at the Assize Court on July 25,1932.

Paul Gorguloff was noted for his unusual behavior on trial ranging from frequent interruptions of other people's testimonies to bizarre claims like that he had planned trips to the moon, and even that he was the kidnapper of the Lindbergh Baby.

On September 14,1932, Paul Gorguloff was executed at La Sante Prison in Paris by guillotine.