Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy
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Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy was a French Army officer later exposed as the real author of the treasonous documents wrongly attributed to Alfred Dreyfus, making him a central figure in the Dreyfus affair.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French Army officer
→
central figure in the Dreyfus affair → human → spy → |
| accusedOf | treason → |
| allegiance | France → |
| associatedWith |
French General Staff
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anti-Dreyfusard movement → |
| benefitedFrom | anti-Dreyfusard support in the French Army high command → |
| birthCountry | France → |
| birthDate | 1847-12-16 → |
| birthPlace | Paris → |
| causeOfFame | exposure as the real traitor in the Dreyfus affair → |
| countryOfCitizenship | France → |
| courtMartialed | 1898 → |
| courtMartialOutcome | acquitted → |
| deathCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED → |
| deathDate | 1923-05-21 → |
| deathPlace | Harpenden → |
| ethnicOrigin | Hungarian noble descent → |
| familyName |
Esterházy family
→
surface form: "Esterhazy"
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| fledTo | United Kingdom NERFINISHED → |
| gender | male → |
| givenName | Ferdinand → |
| involvedIn | French Third Republic political scandals → |
| knownFor |
being the real author of the treasonous documents attributed to Alfred Dreyfus
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role in the Dreyfus affair → |
| languageSpoken | French → |
| laterReputation | symbol of miscarriage of justice in the Dreyfus affair → |
| militaryBranch | French Army → |
| militaryRank | major → |
| nationality | French → |
| notableEvent | Dreyfus affair → |
| notableWork | authorship of the bordereau in the Dreyfus affair → |
| occupation |
intelligence agent
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soldier → |
| relative |
Esterházy family
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surface form: "House of Esterházy"
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| religion | Roman Catholicism → |
| residence | Harpenden → |
| servedIn | Franco-Prussian War → |
| serviceEndYear | 1898 → |
| serviceStartYear | 1869 → |
| spiedFor | German Empire → |
| usedAlias | Jean de Voilemont → |
| wroteDocument | bordereau → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Charles-Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy"