John Pepper

John Pepper
Pepper circa 1919
Born
József Schwarz

(1886-11-08)November 8, 1886
DisappearedJuly 29, 1937 (aged 50)
Moscow, Soviet Union
DiedFebruary 8, 1938(1938-02-08) (aged 51)
Cause of deathexecution in Great Purge
NationalityHungarian
Alma materUniversity of Budapest
Occupation(s)Journalist, Political activist
SpouseIrén Czóbel Pogány
Parent(s)Vilmos Schwartz
Hermina Weinberger

József Pogány, known in English as John Pepper or Joseph Pogany, (November 8, 1886 – February 8, 1938) was a Hungarian Communist politician. He later served as a functionary in the Communist International (Comintern) in Moscow, before being cashiered in 1929. Later as an official in the Soviet government, Pepper ran afoul of the secret police and was executed during the Great Terror of 1937–38.