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Mata Hari , 1876-1917, Dutch dancer and spy in German service during World War I. Her real name was Margaretha Geertruida Zelle. A dancer in Paris, she joined the German secret service in 1907, and during the war she betrayed important military secrets confided to her by the many high Allied officers who were on intimate terms with her. In 1917 she was arrested, convicted, and executed by the French.

Bibliography: See biography by S. Waagenaar (1965).

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Mata Hari (1876–1917) Dutch courtesan. Her real name was Margaretha Geertruida Zelle. In 1917, she was arrested in Paris as a German agent and subsequently executed. Although her conduct was suspicious, few people now believe she was the mysterious secret agent that the French authorities alleged.

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Mata Hari the type of a beautiful and seductive female spy, from the Dutch dancer and secret agent (1876–1917) whose pseudonym this was. She became a professional dancer in Paris in 1905 and probably worked for both French and German intelligence services before being executed by the French in 1917.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Mata Hari." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Oxford University Press. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 16 Nov. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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