What is Pierre Gilliard's full name?
Pierre Gilliard
Pierre Gilliard nickname(s):
Zhilik
Pierre Gilliard date of birth:
May 16, 1879
How old was Pierre Gilliard when died?
83
Where was Pierre Gilliard born?
Vaud, Switzerland
When did Pierre Gilliard die?
May 30, 1962
Where did Pierre Gilliard die?
Lausanne, Switzerland
What is Pierre Gilliard's occupation?
French tutor
Pierre Gilliard claim to fame:
French language tutor to the five children of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia
Pierre Gilliard family:
Francoise Gaudet (niece), Marie-Claude Gilliard Knecht (niece)
Short Biography
Pierre Gilliard (16 May 1879 – 30 May 1962) was a Swiss academic and author, best known as the French language tutor to the five children of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia from 1905 to 1918. In 1921, after the Russian Revolution of 1917, he published a memoir, Thirteen Years at the Russian Court, about his time with the family. In his memoirs, Gilliard described Tsarina Alexandra's torment over her son's haemophilia and her faith in the ability of starets Grigori Rasputin to heal the boy.