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Also Known As Margaretha Geertruida Zelle • Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod
Born August 7, 1876 • Leeuwarden • Netherlands
Died October 15, 1917 (aged 41) • Vincennes • France
Role In World War I

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Mata Hari
Mata Hari reclines on her side in elaborate, patterned costume with jewelry and headpiece, gazing toward the camera in an undated black-and-white photograph.
Mata Hari, c. 1905
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