Alfred Dreyfus

Alfred Dreyfus
noun
French army officer of Jewish descent whose false imprisonment for treason in 1894 raised issues of anti-Semitism that dominated French politics until his release in 1906 (1859-1935)
Syn: ↑Dreyfus
Instance Hypernyms: ↑army officer

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  • Alfred Dreyfus — [alˈfʀɛd dʀɛˈfys] (* 9. Oktober 1859 in Mülhausen; † 12. Juli 1935 in Paris) war ein französischer Offizier. Seine ungerechtfertigte Verurteilung wegen Landesverrats löste 1898 die Dreyfus Affäre …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Alfred Dreyfus — (9 October 1859 ndash; 12 July 1935) was a French artillery officer of Jewish background whose trial and conviction in 1894 on charges of treason became one of the most tense political dramas in modern French and European history. It is still… …   Wikipedia

  • Alfred Dreyfus — Alfred Dreyfus. Alfred Dreyfus (Mulhouse, Francia, 9 de octubre de 1859 París, Francia, 12 de julio de 1935). Militar francés. Nació en el seno de una acaudalada familia de origen judío dedicada a la fabricación de textiles, que abandonó Alsacia… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Alfred Dreyfus — 48°50′17″N 2°19′37″E / 48.83806, 2.32694 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Alfred Dreyfus — (1859 1935) Jewish French army officer who was convicted of treason in 1894 and acquitted in 1906 …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Investigation and the arrest of Alfred Dreyfus — The Dreyfus Affair began when a bordereau (detailed memorandum) disclosing French military secrets was found in the possession of the Germans. Blame was quickly pinned upon Alfred Dreyfus.French EspionageAmong the military services reorganized… …   Wikipedia

  • Trial and conviction of Alfred Dreyfus — The trial and conviction of Alfred Dreyfus was the event that instigated the Dreyfus Affair, a political scandal which divided France during the 1890s and early 1900s. It involved the wrongful conviction of Dreyfus, a Jewish military officer, for …   Wikipedia

  • Place Alfred-Dreyfus — 15e arrt …   Wikipédia en Français

  • DREYFUS, ALFRED — (1859–1935), officer in the French army, involved in a treason trial. His court martial, conviction, and final acquittal developed into a political event which had repercussions throughout France and the Jewish world. Born in Mulhouse, Alsace,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Dreyfus — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Alfred Dreyfus (1859–1935), französischer Hauptmann im französischen Generalstab, das Opfer der Dreyfus Affäre Ferdinand Camille Dreyfus (1851–1915), französischer Journalist und Politiker Francis Dreyfus… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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