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Wolfgang Vogel

German lawyer (1925-2008)

  • Fame46.8
  • Momentum0.3
  • Wikipedia2K
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Lived 1925–2008, aged 83Germany
GermanyGermanyAcademicsAcademic
  • Wikipedia
    8 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1925–2008
    Aged 83
  • Awards
    3
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-08-18

Wolfgang Vogel was a German lawyer active in East Germany at the time of the Cold War who had brokered some of the most famous swaps of spies or exchanges against ransom of political prisoners between the Soviet bloc and the West. A bridge between two worlds during three decades, he came to symbolize the ambiguity of his time and environment, and his career was cited as material worthy of espionage thriller novelists Len Deighton and John le Carré.

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46.8
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Momentum0.3
Historical7.1
Source confidence45.0
Completeness70.0
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