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Also known as Marie Georges Picquart, Colonel Picquart, Marie-Georges Picquart

French general (1854-1914)

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  • affaire Picquart Devant la Cour de Cassation; Compte Rendu Sténographique des Débats

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Born
( 1854-09-06 ) 6 September 1854, Strasbourg , France
Died
19 January 1914 (1914-01-19) (aged 59), Amiens , France
Place of burial
Cimetière Saint-Urbain, Strasbourg, France
Allegiance
France
Branch
French Army
Service years
1872–1902, 1906–1914
Rank
Général de division
Commands
2e Corps d'Armée
Other work
Minister of War (1906–1909)
President
Armand Fallières
Prime minister
Georges Clemenceau
Preceded by
Eugène Étienne
Succeeded by
Jean Brun

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Marie-Georges Picquart
Commons category
Marie-Georges Picquart
date of birth
1854-09-06
date of death
1914-01-18
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Marie-Georges Picquart (6 September 1854 – 19 January 1914) was a French Army officer and Minister of War. He is best known for his role in the Dreyfus affair, in which he played a key role in uncovering the real culprit.

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