John Cairncross
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John Cairncross was a British civil servant and scholar best known as one of the Cambridge Five Soviet spies who passed classified information to the USSR during and after World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Cairncross canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
civil servant
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human ⓘ member of the Cambridge Five ⓘ scholar ⓘ spy ⓘ |
| activity |
passing classified information to the USSR after World War II
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passing classified information to the USSR during World War II ⓘ |
| allegiance | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| associated with |
Cold War espionage
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MI5 investigations ⓘ Soviet intelligence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confessed to | spying for the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| country of citizenship | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educated at |
Trinity College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
British Civil Service
NERFINISHED
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Cabinet Office NERFINISHED ⓘ Foreign Office NERFINISHED ⓘ Government Communications Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Cairncross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field of work |
intelligence
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literary scholarship ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre of activity | espionage ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| known for | being the so‑called "fifth man" of the Cambridge spy ring ⓘ |
| language of work or name |
English
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French ⓘ |
| member of | Cambridge Five NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | John Cairncross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notable for |
being identified as one of the Cambridge Five
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passing Ultra intelligence to the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| notable work | passing classified information to the USSR during World War II ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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spy ⓘ translator ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| part of | Soviet espionage in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| political ideology | communism ⓘ |
| publication | The Enigma Spy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spied for | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studied | modern languages ⓘ |
| worked on | codebreaking-related material at Bletchley Park ⓘ |
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