Georges Picquart
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Georges Picquart was a French army officer and whistleblower who exposed the wrongful conviction of Alfred Dreyfus, playing a central role in the Dreyfus affair.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
French army officer
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human → whistleblower → |
| awardReceived |
Légion d'honneur
NERFINISHED
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| burialPlace |
Cimetière du Montparnasse
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Paris → |
| causeOfDeath |
riding accident
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| conflict |
Franco-Prussian War
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World War I (early months, as minister) → |
| contributedTo |
overturning the wrongful conviction of Alfred Dreyfus
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| countryOfCitizenship |
France
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| dateOfBirth |
1854-09-06
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| dateOfDeath |
1914-01-19
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| detainedBy |
French military authorities
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| educatedAt |
École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr
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École Supérieure de Guerre → |
| employer |
French Ministry of War
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| familyName |
Picquart
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| givenName |
Georges
NERFINISHED
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| hasEthnicGroup |
French
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| hasMoralCharacteristic |
courage
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integrity → |
| involvedIn |
exoneration campaign for Alfred Dreyfus
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| knownFor |
demonstrating that evidence against Alfred Dreyfus was forged
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identifying Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy as the real author of the incriminating bordereau → |
| memberOf |
French Army
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| militaryBranch |
French Army infantry
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| militaryRank |
general
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| movement |
French Third Republic politics
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| notableFor |
central role in the Dreyfus affair
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| notableWork |
exposure of the wrongful conviction of Alfred Dreyfus
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| occupation |
military officer
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politician → |
| opposedTo |
antisemitism in the French Army
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| participantIn |
Dreyfus affair
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| placeOfBirth |
Alsace
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France → Strasbourg → |
| placeOfDeath |
Amiens
NERFINISHED
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France → |
| positionHeld |
Minister of War of France
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deputy in the French Chamber of Deputies → head of the French Army’s intelligence section → |
| reasonForDetention |
his efforts to reopen the Dreyfus case
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| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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| sexOrGender |
male
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| workLocation |
Paris
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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French General Staff
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French General Staff ("Marie-Georges Picquart") → |
employed |
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Dreyfus affair
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involves |