DANCER

Mata Hari

1876 - 1917

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Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (née Zelle, Dutch: [mɑrɣaːˈreːtaː ɣeːrˈtrœydaː ˈzɛlə]; 7 August 1876 – 15 October 1917), better known by the stage name Mata Hari ( MAH-tə HAR-ee, Dutch: [ˈmaːtaː ˈɦaːri]; Malay for 'sun', lit. 'eye of the day'), was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I. She was executed by firing squad in France. The idea of a beautiful exotic dancer using her powers of seduction as a spy made her name synonymous with the femme fatale. Mata Hari's story has inspired books, films, and other works. It has been said that she was convicted and condemned because the French Army needed a scapegoat, and that the files used to secure her conviction contained falsifications. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mata Hari is the most popular dancer, the 12th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 14th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Dancer.

Mata Hari was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was executed by firing squad for espionage.

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Among DANCERS

Among dancers, Mata Hari ranks 1 out of 116. After her are Isadora Duncan, Rudolf Nureyev, Anna Pavlova, Josephine Baker, Vaslav Nijinsky, Marie Taglioni, Maurice Béjart, Pina Bausch, Marius Petipa, Bobby Farrell, and Mikhail Baryshnikov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Mata Hari ranks 3. Before her are Pope Pius XII, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. After her are Konrad Adenauer, Jack London, Adolf Windaus, John Macleod, Róbert Bárány, Erich Raeder, Zewditu, Otto Diels, and Wilhelm Pieck. Among people deceased in 1917, Mata Hari ranks 4. Before her are Émile Durkheim, Octave Mirbeau, and Auguste Rodin. After her are Edgar Degas, L. L. Zamenhof, Liliʻuokalani, Eduard Buchner, Adolf von Baeyer, Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Emil von Behring, and Emil Theodor Kocher.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Mata Hari ranks 12 out of 1,646. Before her are Johannes Vermeer (1632), Piet Mondrian (1872), Johan Cruyff (1947), Pope Adrian VI (1459), Hieronymus Bosch (1450), and Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525). After her are Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632), Christiaan Huygens (1629), Hendrik Lorentz (1853), Beatrix of the Netherlands (1938), Daniel Bernoulli (1700), and Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852).

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Among DANCERS In Netherlands

Among dancers born in Netherlands, Mata Hari ranks 1. After her are Hans van Manen (1932).

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