Morton Sobell
American spy for the Soviet Union (1917-2018) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 101
Morton Sobell was an American engineer and Soviet spy during and after World War II; he was charged as part of a conspiracy which included Julius Rosenberg and his wife, Ethel Rosenberg.
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Sobell's mother Rose, January 14, 1969
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Sobell embraces his wife Helen after his release from prison, January 14, 1969![Robert Meeropol (center) visits East Berlin, East Germany, accompanied by Sobell (left), Marshall Perlin (second from left, behind) and Franz Loeser [de] (right), April 19, 1976](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-R0419-028%2C_Sobell%2C_Perlin%2C_Meeropol%2C_Loeser.jpg/500px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-R0419-028%2C_Sobell%2C_Perlin%2C_Meeropol%2C_Loeser.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Robert Meeropol (center) visits East Berlin, East Germany, accompanied by Sobell (left), Marshall Perlin (second from left, behind) and Franz Loeser [de] (right), April 19, 1976About this person
Sobell worked on military and government contracts with General Electric and Reeves Instrument Corporation in the 1940s, including during World War II. Sobell was tried and convicted of espionage in 1951 and sentenced to 30 years in prison.
