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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. ' eye of the day '), was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I.She was executed by firing squad in France. The idea of a beautiful exotic dancer using ...
Jun 20, 2024 · Mata Hari, 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. The nature and extent of her espionage activities remain uncertain, and her guilt is widely contested.
Oct 13, 2017 · Mata Hari (1876-1917), real name Gertrude Margarete Zelle. Dancer on French stage, executed as a spy by the French. Circa 1900. Bettmann / Getty Images
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.
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 Germans during World War II.
Oct 20, 2017 · A portrait of Mata Hari by Atelier Reutlinger, Paris. A six-year-old girl sits in a goat-drawn cart, while behind her a bearded man in a top hat beams proudly at the expensive birthday gift he has ...
Oct 13, 2017 · Mata Hari in 1906, soon after the Dutchwoman reinvented herself as an exotic dancer. Inspired by dances she had seen in the Dutch East Indies, she took a stage name that means “eye of the day ...
the myth and the girl. In 2017, one hundred years after her death, the Fries Museum hosted the largest Mata Hari exhibition ever: Mata Hari, the myth and the girl.The Fries Museum has a large collection of Mata Hari memorabilia.
Nov 1, 2017 · Revisiting the Myth of Mata Hari, From Sultry Spy to Government Scapegoat . One hundred years after her death, a new exhibit is putting the spotlight on the dancer’s life and legacy
Oct 13, 2017 · Sunday 15 October marks the centenary of the execution of Madame MacLeod, neé Margaretha Zelle, best known as Mata Hari. A Dutch dancer, in the early twentieth century she was considered one of the most dangerous female spies of the First World War.
