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Mata Hari

Mata Hari
Mata Hari on a 1906 postcard
Personal information
Birth nameMargaretha Geertruida Zelle
Birth date07 August 1876
Place of birthLeeuwarden, Netherlands
Date of death15 October 1917(age 41)
Death placeVincennes, France
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
NationalityDutch
Other namesMata Hari
SpouseRudolf John MacLeod (1895 � 1903)
ChildrenNorman-John MacLeod
Jeanne-Louise MacLeod

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Mata Hari was the stage name of Margaretha Geertruida "Grietje" Zelle (7 August 1876, Leeuwarden � 15 October 1917, Vincennes), a Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan, and accused spy who, although possibly innocent, was executed by firing squad in France for espionage for Germany during World War I.


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