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John Cairncross (1913–1995)

Author of The Enigma spy : the story of the man who changed the course of World War Two

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Works by John Cairncross

The Enigma spy : the story of the man who changed the course of World War Two (1997) 21 copies

After Polygamy Was Made a Sin : The Social History of Christian Polygamy (1974) 10 copies

Jean Racine Andromache/Britannicus/Berenice 1 copy

Associated Works

3 Plays: Athalie / Iphigenia / Phaedra (1674) — Translator, some editions — 410 copies

The Cid ; Cinna ; The theatrical illusion (1636) — Translator — 234 copies

Iphigénie (1674) — Translator, some editions — 182 copies

3 Plays: Andromache / Berenice / Britannicus (1667) — Translator, some editions — 149 copies

My Five Cambridge Friends: Burgess, Maclean, Philby, Blunt, and Cairncross by Their KGB Controller (1994) — Associated Name — 110 copies

Polyeuctus ; The liar ; Nicomedes (1642) — Translator — 29 copies

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Birthdate: 1913-07-25
Date of death: 1995-10-08
Gender: male
Nationality: Scotland
UK
Places of residence: Lesmahagow, Scotland (birth)
Rome, Italy
France
Education: University of Glasgow
University of Cambridge (Trinity College, Modern Languages)
Occupations: cryptographer
spy
Organizations: Communist Party
United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization
Cambridge Five (Cambridge Four)

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Works: 3
Also by: 6
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ISBNs: 3

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