Biography

May 12, 1918 · New York City, New York, USA

June 19, 1953 · Sing-Sing Prison, New York, USA (execution by electric chair)

5′ 8″ (1.73 m)

He and wife Ethel were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union. Many believed their only crime was their affiliation with the Communist Party in America, but Nikita Khrushchev confirmed in his memoirs that the couple did, in fact, pass atomic secrets to the Soviets, for which they were executed.

He and his wife Ethel were executed one day after their 14th anniversary.