Juan Belaieff

Juan Belaieff
Belaieff c. 1900
Born(1875-04-19)19 April 1875
Died19 January 1957(1957-01-19) (aged 81)
Asunción, Paraguay
Allegiance
Branch
RankMajor-General
UnitVolunteer Army
Conflicts
Alma materMichael Artillery School

Juan Belaieff (Russian: Ива́н Тимофе́евич Беля́ев, romanizedIvan Timofeyevich Belyaev; 19 April 1875 – 19 January 1957) was a Russian and Paraguayan explorer, cartographer and soldier, notable for his investigation and mapping of the Gran Chaco region and for his role as an officer in the Paraguayan army during the Chaco War.