Charles-Arthur Gonse, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles-Arthur Gonse

French military officer

Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1838

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 18-Dec-1917

Profession: military personnel, military officer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Major General Charles-Arthur Gonse (19 September 1838, Paris – 18 December 1917, Cormeilles-en-Parisis), was Deputy Chief of Staff under the authority of General Raoul Le Mouton de Boisdeffre during the Dreyfus affair. When confronted with overwhelming evidence that Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy was guilty of the espionage for which Alfred Dreyfus had wrongfully been convicted, Gonse simply overlooked it and refused to recognize Dreyfus' innocence.