Alger Hiss
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American government official who was accused of spying for the Soviet Union
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#288
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International Law
#522
World Rank
#657
Historical Rank
#242
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Alger Hiss's Degrees
- Bachelors Law Johns Hopkins University
- Bachelors Law Harvard University
Why Is Alger Hiss Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Alger Hiss was an American government official accused in 1948 of having spied for the Soviet Union in the 1930s. The statute of limitations had expired for espionage, but he was convicted of perjury in connection with this charge in 1950. Before the trial Hiss was involved in the establishment of the United Nations, both as a US State Department official and as a UN official. In later life, he worked as a lecturer and author.
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