Soviet Spy. He was a leading British art historian and ruthless Soviet spy. His first position, upon graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1930, was as an art critic for the London "Spectator." He was elected a fellow of Trinity College in 1932. In his early newspaper reviews, he was a champion of modern art, yet by 1934, he would be strongly against it, partly due to Marxism. During this period, he was recruited by the Soviet agent Guy Burgess, however, that is in speculation of who recruited who. Many suggest that he remained at Cambridge and served as a talent spotter for the Soviets. As World War II started with the invasion of Poland by German and Soviet forces, he joined the British Army in 1939. During that same year, he was recruited to MI5, the Security Service. By joining MI5, he would pass the results of ultra intelligence from decrypted enigma intercepts of Wehrmacht radio traffic from the Russian front. He also admitted to passing details of German spy rings, operating in the Soviet Union. He left MI5 in 1945 and accepted appointment as surveyor of the King's Pictures. He maintained this appointment until 1972. In 1947 he succeeded Boase as Director of the Courtauld Institute and professor at the University of London. In 1956 he was made a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order by Queen Elizabeth II. In 1963, MI5 learned of his espionage from an American, Michael Straight, whom he had recruited. He confessed to MI5 on April 23, 1964, and Queen Elizabeth II was informed shortly thereafter. He was a distant cousin of Queen Elizabeth. In return for his full confession, the British government agreed to keep his spying career an official secret for fifteen years, and granted him full immunity from prosecution. His role was represented under the name Maurice in Andrew Boyle's book "Climate of Treason" in 1979. The name Maurice was taken from the E. M. Forster novel of that name. He tried to prevent the book's publication, which was reported in the magazine "Private Eye." This drew attention to himself and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher revealed his wartime role, firstly on Thursday November 15, 1979. Some say he resigned his knighthood; other reports say Queen Elizabeth II stripped him of his knighthood, and he was removed as an Honorary Fellow of Trinity College. After his BBC Television confession at the age of 72, his life was an astonishing combination of eminent art history and long-standing espionage. He died of a heart attack.