Georges Picquart
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French general (1854-1914)
Key facts
- 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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Strasbourg
- Place of death
- Amiens
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Educated at
- École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- agnosticism
- Instrument
- piano
- Military branch
- French Army
- Military rank
- divisional general
- Image
- Picquart.jpg
- Significant event
- funeral
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- name in native language
- Marie-Georges Picquart
- allegiance
- French Third Republic
- Commons category
- Marie-Georges Picquart
- date of birth
- 1854-09-06
- date of death
- 1914-01-18
- manner of death
- accidental death
- writing language
- French
- archives at
- Defence Historical Service
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early career
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