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Definition of Dreyfus
1. Noun. French army officer of Jewish descent whose false imprisonment for treason in 1894 raised issues of anti-Semitism that dominated French politics until his release in 1906 (1859-1935).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dreyfus
Literary usage of Dreyfus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Europe Since 1815 by Charles Downer Hazen (1910)
"Dreyfus was brought from Devil's Island, and his second trial began in ...
Dreyfus again declared Dreyfus pardoned. This new trial was conducted in the ..."
2. Modern European History by Charles Downer Hazen (1917)
"The friends of Dreyfus, Zola, and Picquart protested vigorously against the ...
Six years later, however, the Dreyfus party attained its vindication. ..."
3. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"The impression lias generally prevailed among unprejudiced persons and in other
countries than France, that Dreyfus was unfairly tried, unjustly convicted ..."
4. Modern European History by Charles Downer Hazen (1917)
"The friends of Dreyfus, Zola, and Picquart protested vigorously against the ...
Six years later, however, the Dreyfus party attained its vindication. ..."
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