John Cairncross, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Cairncross

British intelligence officer and spy for the Soviet Union

Date of Birth: 25-Jul-1913

Place of Birth: Lesmahagow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Oct-1995

Profession: writer, mathematician, translator, double agent, university teacher, literary critic, intelligence officer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

John Cairncross (25 July 1913 – 8 October 1995) was a Scottish-born British civil servant who became an intelligence officer and spy during the Second World War.
As a Soviet double agent, he passed to the Soviet Union the raw Tunny decryptions that influenced the Battle of Kursk.
He was alleged to be the fifth member of the Cambridge Five.
He is also notable as a translator and writer of non-fiction.