Guy Burgess

Guy Burgess

Country

Great Britain

Birth - Death

1910 - 1963

Occupation

Public Servant

Description

Noted soviet spy of the early 1950s; Foreign Office worker. Defected to the Soviet Union in 1951. Homosexual liaisons masked his secret meetings.

See Also

• Government Officials and Experts in Foreign Affairs Who Have Identified as LGBTQ

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/cambridgespies/7811.shtml
• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/85083/Guy-Burgess

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