5 Minute Biographies

Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, better known to the world as Mata Hari, was born on 7 August 1876 in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. She would go on to become one of history’s most infamous figures, a woman whose name became synonymous with seduction, espionage, and mystery. Her life was a complex tapestry of reinvention, glamour, and ultimately, tragedy.Margaretha …