Georgi Millyar

Biography

Georgy Frantsevich Millyar was born on November 7, 1903, to a Russian family of French heritage, whose patriarch had worked as a bridge builder in Russia. Following his father's death at three, Millyar and his widowed mother relocated before the outbreak of World War I. His family's fortunes declined after the October Revolution, prompting them to adapt and conceal their French roots.