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
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"
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
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
soldier
relative Esterházy family
surface form: "House of Esterházy"
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.

Dreyfus affair actualPerpetrator Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy
French General Staff employed Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy
Dreyfus affair involves Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy
Dreyfus affair involves Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy
this entity surface form: "Charles-Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy"

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