Donald Maclean
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Donald Maclean was a British diplomat who became infamous as a member of the Cambridge spy ring that passed Western secrets to the Soviet Union during the early Cold War.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British diplomat
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Soviet agent ⓘ member of the Cambridge Five ⓘ person ⓘ spy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anthony Blunt
NERFINISHED
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John Cairncross NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Philby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1913-05-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfNotoriety | betrayal of British and American diplomatic and military secrets ⓘ |
| citizenshipAfterDefection | Soviet ⓘ |
| coDefector | Guy Burgess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1983-03-06 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Moscow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defectedTo | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defectionYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Gresham's School
NERFINISHED
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Trinity Hall, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
British Foreign Office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet intelligence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| familyName | Maclean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Sir Donald Maclean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
ⓘ
espionage ⓘ |
| fullName | Donald Duart Maclean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Donald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | communism ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Cambridge Five
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cambridge spy ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defecting to the Soviet Union in 1951
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passing Western secrets to the Soviet Union during the early Cold War ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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diplomat ⓘ intelligence agent ⓘ |
| parliamentaryFamilyBackground | son of a Liberal Party politician ⓘ |
| recruitedAt | University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruiterOrganization | Soviet NKVD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residenceAfterDefection | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Melinda Marling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAs |
First Secretary at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C.
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Head of the American Department at the British Foreign Office ⓘ Third Secretary at the British Embassy in Paris ⓘ |
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