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Ignatius Trebitsch-Lincoln MP

Ignatius Trebitsch-Lincoln MP "Chao Kung (Buddhist Abbot)"

Born:
11 Nisan 5639 (04 April 1879)
Died:
7 Tishri 5704 (06 October 1943)

Basic Information

Unique reference:
TRE4103
Other first name:
Ignácz
Other surname:
Trebitsch
Gender:
Male

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)
Died in combat?:
No
Place of death:
Shanghai
Cause of death:
Possibly poison, suicide or murder
Burial place:
Unknown

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

Name:
House of Commons
Date:
15 February 1910
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.
Name:
Freikorps
Date:
13 March 1920
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
Date:
1931
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)
John Lincoln (male)
Edward Cuthbert Lincoln (male)
Clifford Lincoln (male)

Siblings

Sandor Trebitsch (male)
Vilmos Trebitsch (male)
Lajos Trebitsch (male)
Jozsef Trebitsch (male)
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
Type of employment:
Actor
Organisation:
Royal Hungarian Academy of Dramatic Art
Type of employment:
Con-man
Type of employment:
Journalist

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