Ignatius Trebitsch-Lincoln MP "Chao Kung (Buddhist Abbot)"
Born:
11 Nisan 5639 (04 April 1879)
Died:
7 Tishri 5704 (06 October 1943)
Basic Information
Birth
Date of birth:
11 Nisan 5639 (04 April 1879)
Place of birth:
Paks, Austria-Hungary
Death
Date of death:
7 Tishri 5704 (06 October 1943)
Cause of death:
Possibly poison, suicide or murder
Places
Addresses
The Monestary was run by the abbot "Chao Kung" :
Buddhist Monestary, Shanghai (1931)
Place of Birth:
Paks, Hungary (04 April 1879)
Parliamentary Constituency:
Darlington, England (15 February 1910)
Other Organisations
Significance:
Liberal Member of Parliament for Darlington. From joining the party the previous year and gaining influence from the millionare Seebohm Rowntree, who Ignaz also worked for as a reasearcher and private secretary.
Significance:
He took a leading role in the Kapp Putsch, a right-wing revoloution to overthrow the Weimar Republic in Germany. Most of the people taking part in the coup became part of the Nazi Party.
Name:
Shanghai Buddhist Monestary
Significance:
Founder and Leading Abbot. He went by the name Chao Kung
Research
Researched for 'We Were There Too' by Nadav Sweiry
Bibliography:
New York Times (Newspaper Article)-
https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/08/books/on-the-trail-of-trebitsch-lincoln-triple-agent.html
New Dawn (Periodical Article)-
https://www.newdawnmagazine.com/articles/the-mysteries-of-trebitsch-lincoln-con-man-spy-counter-initiate
Rowntree Society (Web Page)-
https://www.rowntreesociety.org.uk/history/rowntree-a-z/trebitsch-lincoln/
Wikipedia (Web Page)-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignaz_Trebitsch-Lincoln
RationalWiki (Web Page)-
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Ignaz_Trebitsch_Lincoln
Mental Floss (Web Page)-
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/84211/trebitsch-lincoln-international-con-man-and-self-styled-nazi-superweapon
Shooting Parrots (Web Page)-
https://shootingparrots.co.uk/2019/05/22/ignaz-trebitsch-lincoln/
LoganProductions (Video)-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wbxkyfOt34
Goodreads (Book Review)-
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1412674.The_Secret_Lives_of_Trebitsch_Lincoln
Family
Spouse
Margarethe Kahlor (female)
Children
Ignatius John Lincoln (male)
Edward Cuthbert Lincoln (male)
Siblings
Harry - Simon Trebitsch (male)
Parents
Father: Náthán Trebitsch (male)
Mother: Julia Freund (female)
Homefront
Occupation:
German Spy and Double-Agent
Other Occupations
Type of employment:
Christian Missionary in Canada
Organisation:
Presbyterian Church
Type of employment:
Romanian Oil Tycoon
Organisation:
Royal Hungarian Academy of Dramatic Art
Type of employment:
Con-man
Type of employment:
Journalist