John Pepper

John Pepper
Pepper circa 1919
Born	József Schwarz (1886-11-08)November 8, 1886 Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Disappeared	July 29, 1937 (aged 50) Moscow, Soviet Union
Died	February 8, 1938(1938-02-08) (aged 51) Moscow
Cause of death	execution in Great Purge
Nationality	Hungarian
Alma mater	University of Budapest
Occupation(s)	Journalist, Political activist
Spouse	Irén 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.