Anthony Blunt

Description: (Art Historian, University Teacher)

Anthony Blunt was a British art historian and a member of the ‘Cambridge Five’ spy ring, which had simultaneously provided espionage services to ‘MI5’ and the Soviet Union during World War II. His decision to join the Soviet spy ring was influenced by his homosexual partner from ‘Cambridge University,’ Guy Burgess. Toward the end of the war, the British intelligence agency ‘MI5’ suspected Blunt of being associated with the Soviet Union. After several rounds of interrogation, he finally gave a secret confession to ‘MI5’ that offered him legal immunity. In exchange, he revealed the names of his fellow spies of the Soviet Union. He was, however, exposed in public in 1979, after which he dissociated himself from society and devoted time to his writings.

Overview

Birthday September 26, 1907 (Libra)
Born In England
Alternative names Anthony Frederick Blunt
City Bournemouth, England
Died on March 26, 1983
Parents Arthur Stanley Vaughan Blunt
Hilda Violet
Relatives Christopher Evelyn Blunt, Wilfrid Jasper Walter Blunt
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