![Who was Mata Hari and why was she executed? The life and death of a celebrated spy. - The Washington Post Who was Mata Hari and why was she executed? The life and death of a celebrated spy. - The Washington Post](http://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_960w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/10/13/Local-Enterprise/Images/AFP_T97G5.jpg)
Who was Mata Hari and why was she executed? The life and death of a celebrated spy. - The Washington Post
![Mata Hari, 7.8.1876 - 15.10.1917, Dutch dancer and courtesan, full length, her arrest at Elysee Palace Hotel, 13.2.1917, contemporary drawing by Ferdinand Kora-Koerber Stock Photo - Alamy Mata Hari, 7.8.1876 - 15.10.1917, Dutch dancer and courtesan, full length, her arrest at Elysee Palace Hotel, 13.2.1917, contemporary drawing by Ferdinand Kora-Koerber Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/BA7WKJ/mata-hari-781876-15101917-dutch-dancer-and-courtesan-full-length-her-BA7WKJ.jpg)
Mata Hari, 7.8.1876 - 15.10.1917, Dutch dancer and courtesan, full length, her arrest at Elysee Palace Hotel, 13.2.1917, contemporary drawing by Ferdinand Kora-Koerber Stock Photo - Alamy
![Mata Hari, exotic dancer, was executed in 1917 as a WW1 German Spy, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. ERE-HISL034-EC934-H | agefotostock Mata Hari, exotic dancer, was executed in 1917 as a WW1 German Spy, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. ERE-HISL034-EC934-H | agefotostock](https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/73a38a5045f7a714f4df3a1d584e5c35/ere-hisl034-ec934-h.jpg)
Mata Hari, exotic dancer, was executed in 1917 as a WW1 German Spy, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. ERE-HISL034-EC934-H | agefotostock
The Spy Museum on Twitter: "#OTD in 1917: Mata Hari was executed by firing squad for #espionage. Learn more in our #SisterhoodofSpies Gallery! http://t.co/U1fvVPC0Z8" / Twitter
![Marina Amaral on Twitter: "Mata Hari's body was not claimed by any family members and was accordingly used for medical study. Her head was embalmed and kept in the Museum of Anatomy Marina Amaral on Twitter: "Mata Hari's body was not claimed by any family members and was accordingly used for medical study. Her head was embalmed and kept in the Museum of Anatomy](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dj_6apiX4AAuxcr.jpg)