Alger Hiss, American lawyer and convicted spy (died 1996)

Alger Hiss

American diplomat and accused Soviet spy (1904–1996)

Alger Hiss was an American government official who was accused of espionage in 1948 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…