Spy or scholar? Meet Dr Curt Prüfer

During the First World War, British Intelligence made good use of scholars – notably archaeologists and orientalists. After all, as the Inspector of Antiquities at Saqqara, Cecil Firth, noted, ‘archaeologists have special opportunities of acquiring knowledge of various kinds under the pretext of scientific work.’ (FO 141/440/1) It’s therefore not surprising that German Intelligence made good use […] https://ift.tt/2OaOCT6 Dr Juliette Desplat September 25, 2018 at 07:45PM