Alfred Dreyfus
French artillery officer (1859–1935) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alfred Dreyfus (French: [alfʁɛd dʁɛfys], German: [ˈalfʁeːt ˈdʁaɪfuːs]; 9 October 1859 – 12 July 1935) was a French artillery officer of Jewish ancestry from Alsace whose trial and conviction in 1894 on charges of treason became one of the most polarizing political dramas in modern French history. The incident has gone down in history as the Dreyfus affair, the reverberations from which were felt throughout Europe. It ultimately ended with Dreyfus' complete exoneration.
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Born | (1859-10-09)9 October 1859[1] Mulhouse, French Empire |
Died | 12 July 1935(1935-07-12) (aged 75) Paris, French Republic |
Resting place | Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris 48°50′17″N 2°19′37″E |
Nationality | French[1] |
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Lucie Eugénie Hadamard
(m. 1890) |
Children | Pierre Dreyfus Jeanne Dreyfus Levy |
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Alma mater | École Polytechnique École Supérieure de Guerre |
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Allegiance | French Third Republic |
Branch/service | French Army |
Years of service | 1880 – 1918 |
Rank | Lieutenant-colonel |
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