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Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (née Zelle, Dutch: [mɑrɣaːˈreːtaː ɣeːrˈtrœydaː ˈzɛlə]; 7 August 1876 – 15 October 1917), better known by the stage name Mata Hari (/ ˈ m ɑː t ə ˈ h ɑːr i / MAH-tə HAR-ee, Dutch: [ˈmaːtaː ˈhaːri]; Indonesian for 'sun', lit.
Jun 20, 2024 · Mata Hari (born August 7, 1876, Leeuwarden, Netherlands—died October 15, 1917, Vincennes, near Paris, France) was a Dutch dancer and courtesan whose name has become a synonym for the seductive female spy. She was shot by the French on charges of spying for Germany during World War I.
Nov 27, 2021 · Mata Hari, the archetype of the seductive female spy, was a professional dancer and mistress who became a spy for France during World War I. Suspected of being a double agent, she was executed in 1917 under charges of espionage for Germany.
Oct 13, 2017 · Margaretha Zelle, a.k.a. “Mata Hari,” an exotic dancer and convicted spy, met her end at age 41 at the hands of a firing squad outside Paris 100 years ago on Oct. 15, 1917.
Nov 24, 2009 · Mata Hari, the dancer and spy, is executed for espionage by a French firing squad outside of Paris. She was accused of acting as a double agent for the French and...
Apr 2, 2014 · Mata Hari was a professional dancer and mistress who became a spy for France during World War I. Suspected of being a double agent, she was executed in 1917.
Oct 24, 2017 · For decades afterwards, Mata Hari was held up as the archetypal temptress: the she-devil who proved that sexually confident women deserved to be punished.
Oct 15, 2017 · Was one of the most famous spies of the 20th century a siren or a scapegoat? A century after her execution in Paris on Oct. 15, 1917, researchers are dismantling some of the myths about her life.
Oct 20, 2017 · On October 15 1917, Margaretha “Margreet” Zelle — better known as the oriental dancer Mata Hari — was executed by the French as a German spy. Today Mata Hari is more a byword than a person.
Oct 15, 2017 · Born Margarethe Zelle in 1876, Mata Hari (the name is said to come from the Indonesian for 'eye of the day' - the sun) had an extraordinary and tragic life.
