Juan Belaieff
Juan Belaieff | |
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Belaieff c. 1900 | |
| Born | 19 April 1875 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Died | 19 January 1957 (aged 81) Asunción, Paraguay |
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| Rank | Major-General |
| Unit | Volunteer Army |
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| Alma mater | Michael Artillery School |
Juan Belaieff (Russian: Ива́н Тимофе́евич Беля́ев, romanized: Ivan 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.