Alger hiss biography

Alger Hiss (Novem – Novem) was an American government official who, in , was accused of spying for the Soviet Union in the s. The statute of limitations had expired for espionage, but he was convicted of perjury in connection with this charge in Alger Hiss (–96) was a former U.S. State Department official who was convicted in January of perjury concerning his dealings with Whittaker Chambers, who accused him of membership in a communist espionage ring. Early years First steps Professional growth Public recognition Peak period Later years Public interest Professional activity Media attention
Alger Hiss died at the age of 92 on Novem, still fighting for vindication. In , six years after leaving prison, Alger Hiss was for the only time in his life the subject of a full-length magazine profile, which ran in Esquire that December.