Dreyfus

American  

[drey-fuhs, drahy-, drey-fys] / ˈdreɪ fəs, ˈdraɪ-, dreɪˈfüs /

noun

1. Alfred 1859–1935, French army officer of Jewish descent: convicted of treason 1894, 1899; acquitted 1906.

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Dreyfus British  

/ drɛfys, ˈdreɪfəs /

noun

1. Alfred (alfrɛd). 1859–1935, French army officer, a Jew whose false imprisonment for treason (1894) raised issues of anti-semitism and militarism that dominated French politics until his release (1906)

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Dreyfus

Organized and arranged thematically by Renée Dreyfus, the museum’s curator of Ancient Art, it will be on view through Sept. 20.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

However, in 2024, the then-Attorney General Mark Dreyfus approved the extradition.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

And, in killing Capt. Mayer, he underscored the idea that the traitor was inside the army—a concept that obviously was key in the Dreyfus affair.

From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2026

Then—bang—Mr. Irmis was asking for my pencil, which he might as well have broken over his knee the way the French sergeant broke the sword of Alfred Dreyfus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

But the Dreyfus affair revealed a real danger hidden by the word science.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day