About
British diplomat best known for being a spy for the Soviet Union as part of the "Cambridge Five" espionage group. He provided the Soviet Union with details about nuclear energy and the founding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. He worked in the office of Foreign Affairs as a senior diplomat.
Before Fame
He attended the University of Cambridge.
Trivia
He defected to Moscow once he was detected as a spy, where he worked as a specialist on British policy and on relations between the Soviet Union and NATO.
Family Life
He's from London, England. His parents are Donald Maclean and Gwendolen Margaret Devitt. He had three children named Donald, Fergus, and Melinda. He married Melinda Maclean in 1940.
Associated With
He attended boarding school with composer Benjamin Britten. He was part of the Cambridge Five group of spies with Anthony Blunt.
