Difference between revisions of "Alfred Dreyfus"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(corrected: incidence -> incident) |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | '''Alfred Dreyfus''' (1859-1935) was a [[French]] army officer falsely accused of spying in the late 1800s. The charges, conviction and initial refusal by the government to admit its error had overtones of [[ | + | '''Alfred Dreyfus''' (1859-1935) was a [[French]] army officer falsely accused of spying in the late 1800s. The charges, conviction and initial refusal by the government to admit its error had overtones of [[Anti-Semitism]], as Dreyfus was [[Jewish]].<ref>http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/anti-semitism/Dreyfus.html</ref> In 1895, he was sentenced to spend life imprisoned on [[Devil's Island]] off the coast of French Guiana, but he was pardoned four years later. The incident has become known in history as the '''Dreyfus Affair'''. |
---- | ---- | ||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dreyfus, Alfred}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Dreyfus, Alfred}} | ||
| − | [[category:French | + | [[category:French History]] |
| + | [[Category:Anti-semitism]] | ||
Revision as of 14:47, March 28, 2009
Alfred Dreyfus (1859-1935) was a French army officer falsely accused of spying in the late 1800s. The charges, conviction and initial refusal by the government to admit its error had overtones of Anti-Semitism, as Dreyfus was Jewish.[1] In 1895, he was sentenced to spend life imprisoned on Devil's Island off the coast of French Guiana, but he was pardoned four years later. The incident has become known in history as the Dreyfus Affair.
References: