Walter Edward Archer | |
|---|---|
 Walter Archer in Norway | |
| Born | Walter Edward Archer 4 July 1855 |
| Died | 19 August 1917 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse |
Alice Lima Murray (m. 1878) |
| Children | Norman Archer (son) |
| Espionage activity | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service branch | SIS (MI6) |
| Codename | "Sage" |
| Operations | World War I |
Walter Edward Archer C.B. F.R.S.E. (4 July 1855 – 19 August 1917) was a British civil servant, spy and specialist on "the sex life of the salmon".[1]
Walter Archer led the Fisheries Division of the UK government's Board of Agriculture and Fisheries from 1903 to 1912.[2] Between 1908 and 1912, he served as President of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, the world's oldest intergovernmental science organization.[3]
His interest in salmon took him to live in Sand, Rogaland, Norway.[1]
In 1912, Archer and his son Hugh were recruited as agents by Mansfield Smith-Cumming, the first director of the Secret Intelligence Service, who gave them the codenames "Sage" and "Sagette", to spy on German ships in Norwegian and Danish waters.[1]
- ^ a b c Smith, Michael (31 October 2011). Six: The Real James Bonds 1909-1939. Biteback Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84954-264-7.
- ^ "Letters from Walter Edward Archer to DWT". collections.st-andrews.ac.uk. University of St Andrews. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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