Valerian Gribayedoff
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Valerian Gribayedoff was a journalist most famous for introducing illustrated drawings into newspapers and capturing some of the only photos during the trial for the Dreyfus Affair
in 1897. He was born in Kronstadt
, Russia in 1858, and many believed him to have been of noble birth, possibly related to Alexander Griboyedov. Educated in St. Petersburg, England, France, and Germany, he came later to America working as a journalist, rising to prominence by recreating drawings from photos to be included in the newspapers that were more lifelike than any others in the field. In 1897 he left the United States for Paris, covering the Dreyfus Affair. His last work for an American newspaper was covering the Russo-Japanese War
as a correspondent in Siberia
. He died in Paris in 1908.
Dreyfus Affair
The Dreyfus affair was a political scandal that divided France in the 1890s and the early 1900s. It involved the conviction for treason in November 1894 of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a young French artillery officer of Alsatian Jewish descent...
in 1897. He was born in Kronstadt
Kronstadt
Kronstadt , also spelled Kronshtadt, Cronstadt |crown]]" and Stadt for "city"); is a municipal town in Kronshtadtsky District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located on Kotlin Island, west of Saint Petersburg proper near the head of the Gulf of Finland. Population: It is also...
, Russia in 1858, and many believed him to have been of noble birth, possibly related to Alexander Griboyedov. Educated in St. Petersburg, England, France, and Germany, he came later to America working as a journalist, rising to prominence by recreating drawings from photos to be included in the newspapers that were more lifelike than any others in the field. In 1897 he left the United States for Paris, covering the Dreyfus Affair. His last work for an American newspaper was covering the Russo-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War was "the first great war of the 20th century." It grew out of rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea...
as a correspondent in Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
. He died in Paris in 1908.
External links
- Gribayedoff Obituary NY Times http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9E00E7D61231E233A25754C1A9649C946997D6CF
- "The French Invasion of Ireland" written by Gribayedoff http://books.google.com/books?id=NKrSAAAAMAAJ&dq=The+French+invasion+of+Ireland+in+'98.+Leaves+of+unwritten+history+that+tell+of+an+heroic+endeavor+and+a+lost+opportunity+to+throw+off+England's+yoke&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=fDepQBEvej&sig=mAAsIvUpYAkvsYpj-P9VWlDCMGc&hl=en&ei=ovX1Srq2J4qY8AatjK3zCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=&f=false
See also
- Dreyfus AffairDreyfus AffairThe Dreyfus affair was a political scandal that divided France in the 1890s and the early 1900s. It involved the conviction for treason in November 1894 of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a young French artillery officer of Alsatian Jewish descent...
- Alexander Griboyedov