Charles Frederick Field
Charles Frederick Field | |
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Field in an 1855 engraving. | |
| Born | 1805 London, England |
| Died | 1874 |
| Occupation(s) | police officer private detective |
Charles Frederick Field (1805 – 27 September 1874) was a British police officer with Scotland Yard and, following his retirement, a private detective. Field is perhaps best known as the basis for Inspector Bucket in Charles Dickens's novel Bleak House.