Knowledge

Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln

Source 📝

135: 27: 382:
After leaving school he enrolled in the Royal Hungarian Academy of Dramatic Art, but was frequently in trouble with the police over acts of petty theft. In 1897 he fled abroad, ending up in London, where he took up with some Christian missionaries and converted from Judaism. He was
626: 686:, producing anti-British propaganda on their behalf. Chinese sources say that he also wrote numerous letters and articles for the European press condemning Japanese imperial aggression in China. After the outbreak of the 282: 601:
to Budapest, intriguing all along the way, linking up with a whole variety of fringe political factions, such as a loose alliance of monarchists and reactionaries from all over Europe known as the
605:. Entrusted with the organization's archives, he promptly sold the information to the secret services of various governments. Tried and acquitted on a charge of high treason in 902: 502:, hoping to make money in the oil industry. Back in London with no money, he offered his services to the British government as a spy. When he was rejected he went to the 458:, who offered him the position of his private secretary. With Rowntree's support, he was nominated in 1909 as the Liberal candidate for the Parliamentary constituency of 1336: 238: 482:. However, at the time of this dramatic entrance to political life, MPs were not paid and Lincoln's financial troubles grew worse. He was unable to stand when a 1361: 1113: 602: 778: 1341: 1256: 1376: 1241: 1226: 694:, offering to broadcast for them and to raise up all the Buddhists of the East against any remaining British influence in the area. The chief of the 321: 1351: 1291: 1266: 1261: 1251: 1087: 1062: 513:
Returning to England, he narrowly escaped arrest, leaving for the United States in 1915, where he made contact with the German military attaché,
1276: 735: 1186: 1002: 976: 546:
to track down Trebitsch-Lincoln. He was returned to England—though not on a charge of espionage, which was not covered by the Anglo-American
483: 706:, urged that this scheme receive serious attention. It was even seriously suggested that Trebitsch be allowed to accompany German agents to 1366: 1182: 467: 1326: 1316: 1271: 1236: 91: 63: 1221: 44: 1321: 1177: 946: 459: 314: 160: 1286: 886: 70: 1246: 155: 1346: 1151: 1122:, By David Lampe & Laszlo Szenasi, Hardcover: 215 pages, Publisher: Cassell (1961), Language: English, ASIN: B0000CL8HL 479: 543: 77: 1193: 1169: 193: 609:, he was deported yet again. His name was also used by other impostors; following the assassination of the Italian MP 570:
A penniless refugee, Trebitsch-Lincoln worked his way bit by bit into the extreme right-wing and militarist fringe in
1356: 1331: 1306: 1048: 399:, Germany, destined for the ministry. Restless, he was sent to Canada to carry out missionary work among the Jews of 110: 999:"טריביטש-לינקולן : פרשת חיים סוערים / יוסף נדבה | ספר | נדבה, יוסף, 1915-1988 | הספרייה הלאומית" 59: 1160: 559: 48: 1311: 1301: 738:, who attended his funeral, assumed that the coffin was empty. In 1956, he wrote Trebitsch's biography in 1147: 1138: 1231: 84: 439: 998: 968: 969:"טריביטש-לינקולן : פרשת חיים סוערים / יוסף נדבה | נדבה, יוסף, 1915-1988 | | הספרייה הלאומית" 471: 37: 134: 427: 1296: 1040: 864: 848: 829: 809: 1371: 1281: 1216: 1211: 586:, he was appointed press censor to Kapp's provisional government. In this capacity he met 8: 1058: 1028: 882: 814: 547: 455: 396: 368: 344: 273: 1044: 1033: 894: 610: 536: 498:, he was involved in a variety of failed commercial endeavours, living for a time in 408: 783: 687: 662: 650: 579: 551: 451: 352: 291: 257: 795: 1143: 727: 715: 703: 683: 641:. Supposedly after a mystic experience in the late 1920s, Trebitsch converted to 514: 495: 447: 404: 299: 218: 1092: 1067: 787: 571: 523: 411:. He returned to England in 1903 after a quarrel over the size of his stipend. 290:; 4 April 1879 – 6 October 1943) was a Hungarian-born adventurer and convicted 558:
and was released and deported in 1919. His British nationality was revoked by
1205: 938: 898: 751: 699: 575: 555: 507: 475: 463: 550:, but of fraud, far more apt in the circumstances. He served three years in 529:
Revelation of I. T. T. Lincoln, Former Member of Parliament Who Became a Spy
691: 587: 318: 298:
descent, he spent much of his life traveling the world engaging in various
718:, a move that was supported by the Japanese but rejected by the Tibetans. 521:
to have nothing to do with him, whereupon Trebitsch sold his story to the
634: 583: 542:
The British government, anxious to avoid any embarrassment, employed the
503: 388: 310: 1083: 711: 657:. All initiates were required to hand over their possessions to Abbot 329: 306: 303: 499: 423: 26: 731: 654: 642: 638: 466:, even though he was still a Hungarian citizen at the time. In the 400: 364: 325: 234: 682:
In 1937, he transferred his loyalties yet again, this time to the
1133: 1088:"Books of The Times; On Clear Duplicity and Doubtful Consequence" 695: 606: 392: 384: 376: 360: 1116:
wenshi ziliao weiyuanhui 全国政协文史资料研究委员会, 1982, pp. 165–177.
739: 670: 598: 591: 518: 443: 707: 625: 1120:
The Self-made Villain: A biography of I.T.Trebitsch Lincoln
646: 597:
With the fall of Kapp, Trebitsch fled south from Munich to
356: 214: 295: 633:
He ended up in China, where he took up employment under
613:
in 1924, the police arrested a certain Otto Thierschadl
239:
Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China
710:
to implement the scheme. He proclaimed himself the new
450:, his last ecclesiastical post. Soon thereafter he met 1139:
contributions in Parliament by Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln
484:
second general election was called in November 1910
51:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 1032: 1337:Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies 1144:Newspaper clippings about Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln 1063:"On the Trail of Trebitsch Lincoln, triple agent" 887:"On The Trail of Trebitsch Lincoln, Triple Agent" 486:and lost the post. Darlington returned to Pease. 387:on Christmas Day 1899, and set off to study at a 1203: 846: 617:Chirzel, who gave as his name Tribisch Lincoln. 363:in 1879, subsequently moving with his family to 936: 494:In the years leading up to the outbreak of the 489: 438:Trebitsch-Lincoln made the acquaintance of the 1108:Ju-Zan 巨赞, "Yang heshang Zhao-Kong," 洋和尚照空 in 1362:Prisoners and detainees of the United Kingdom 925:DRAMES DE L'ESPIONNAGE. Les héros mystérieux 853:. New York: Robert M. McBride & Company. 782:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 527:, which published under the banner headline 1057: 1027: 881: 1342:Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom 1257:British people of Hungarian-Jewish descent 1082: 133: 1377:Hungarian collaborators with Nazi Germany 1242:British collaborators with Imperial Japan 1227:Emigrants from Austria-Hungary to England 927:, Paris-soir (Paris), 26 mars 1934, p. 3. 776:"Lincoln, Ignatius Timotheus Trebitsch". 620: 313:priest, British Member of Parliament for 111:Learn how and when to remove this message 863: 828: 808: 624: 335: 317:, German right-wing politician and spy, 1352:People deported from the United Kingdom 779:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 478:, whose family had held the seat since 433: 1292:English World War II spies for Germany 1267:Jewish collaborators with Nazi Germany 1262:British politicians convicted of fraud 1252:British people of Czech-Jewish descent 1204: 937:Orlov-Astrebski, Ivan (7 April 1945). 771: 769: 767: 565: 510:, who employed him as a double agent. 302:. Among his adventures, he posed as a 1277:Converts to Buddhism from Anglicanism 1035:The Secret Lives of Trebitsch Lincoln 594:the day before the Putsch collapsed. 582:among others. In 1920, following the 173:January 1910 – November 1910 905:from the original on 3 November 2022 653:, establishing his own monastery in 328:abbot in China, and self-proclaimed 49:adding citations to reliable sources 20: 1367:Presbyterian missionaries in Canada 1005:from the original on 21 August 2024 979:from the original on 21 August 2024 949:from the original on 21 August 2024 850:Revelations of an International Spy 764: 649:. In 1931, he rose to the rank of 533:Revelations of an International Spy 13: 1021: 871:. 13 December 1918. p. 14705. 270:Ignatius Timothy Trebitsch-Lincoln 127:Ignatius Timothy Trebitsch-Lincoln 16:Hungarian adventurer and fraudster 14: 1388: 1327:Hungarian people of Czech descent 1317:Hungarian Protestant missionaries 1272:Converts to Buddhism from Judaism 1237:British Presbyterian missionaries 1126: 836:. 11 February 1910. p. 1029. 1161:Parliament of the United Kingdom 690:, he also made contact with the 367:. His father, Náthán Trebitsch ( 25: 1222:Anglican missionaries in Canada 991: 939:"Buddha Threatens the Japanese" 36:needs additional citations for 1322:Hungarian emigrants to England 961: 930: 917: 875: 857: 840: 822: 802: 679:), as he now called himself. 675: 629:Trebitsch-Lincoln as Chao Kung 1: 1287:English Anglican missionaries 757: 574:, making the acquaintance of 140: 1247:British expatriates in China 818:. 1 June 1909. p. 4176. 796:UK public library membership 490:International confidence man 454:, a prominent member of the 426:in October 1904 and secured 7: 1347:People acquitted of treason 1148:20th Century Press Archives 745: 10: 1393: 1105:by John Gross, 17 May 1988 726:Trebitsch-Lincoln died of 517:. Papen was instructed by 506:and made contact with the 288:Ignaz Thimoteus Trebitzsch 1190: 1176:Member of Parliament for 1174: 1166: 1159: 847:I. T. T. Lincoln (1916). 666: 442:, who appointed him as a 403:, first on behalf of the 263: 252: 244: 224: 208: 203: 199: 187: 177: 166: 154: 150: 132: 125: 60:"Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln" 1357:People from Tolna County 1332:Kapp Putsch participants 1307:Hungarian Buddhist monks 721: 635:three different warlords 468:election of January 1910 440:Archbishop of Canterbury 714:after the death of the 524:New York World Magazine 278:Trebitsch-Lincoln Ignác 788:10.1093/ref:odnb/51599 630: 621:Conversion to Buddhism 428:British naturalisation 372: 355:family in the town of 348: 287: 277: 1041:Yale University Press 943:Sydney Morning Herald 628: 539:in New York in 1916. 336:Early clerical career 294:. Born in Hungary of 1112:文史资料选辑, No. 79, ed. 1110:Wenshi ziliao xuanji 1059:Wasserstein, Bernard 1029:Wasserstein, Bernard 883:Wasserstein, Bernard 562:on 3 December 1918. 470:he beat the sitting 434:Member of Parliament 156:Member of Parliament 45:improve this article 1312:Hungarian Buddhists 1302:Hungarian Anglicans 603:White International 590:, who flew in from 566:Germany and Austria 891:The New York Times 869:The London Gazette 834:The London Gazette 815:The London Gazette 734:in 1943, aged 64. 631: 560:the Home Secretary 548:extradition treaty 397:Schleswig-Holstein 349:Trebitsch Ignác(z) 139:Trebitsch-Lincoln 1232:British Buddhists 1200: 1199: 1191:Succeeded by 794:(Subscription or 698:in the Far East, 611:Giacomo Matteotti 537:Robert M. McBride 535:was published by 351:) was born to an 267: 266: 121: 120: 113: 95: 1384: 1167:Preceded by 1157: 1156: 1114:Quanguo Zhengxie 1104: 1102: 1100: 1079: 1077: 1075: 1054: 1038: 1015: 1014: 1012: 1010: 995: 989: 988: 986: 984: 965: 959: 958: 956: 954: 934: 928: 921: 915: 914: 912: 910: 879: 873: 872: 861: 855: 854: 844: 838: 837: 826: 820: 819: 806: 800: 799: 791: 773: 688:Second World War 677: 668: 580:Erich Ludendorff 552:Parkhurst Prison 544:Pinkerton agency 452:Seebohm Rowntree 430:on 11 May 1909. 420:I. T. T. Lincoln 373:Trebitsch Náthán 341:Ignácz Trebitsch 300:confidence scams 285: 231: 204:Personal details 190: 180: 171: 145: 142: 137: 123: 122: 116: 109: 105: 102: 96: 94: 53: 29: 21: 1392: 1391: 1387: 1386: 1385: 1383: 1382: 1381: 1202: 1201: 1196: 1181: 1172: 1129: 1098: 1096: 1086:(17 May 1988). 1073: 1071: 1051: 1024: 1022:Further reading 1019: 1018: 1008: 1006: 997: 996: 992: 982: 980: 967: 966: 962: 952: 950: 935: 931: 923:Paul Chautard, 922: 918: 908: 906: 880: 876: 862: 858: 845: 841: 827: 823: 807: 803: 793: 775: 774: 765: 760: 748: 728:stomach trouble 724: 716:13th Dalai Lama 704:Josef Meisinger 684:Empire of Japan 623: 568: 515:Franz von Papen 496:First World War 492: 448:Appledore, Kent 436: 416:Tribich Lincoln 407:, and then the 353:Orthodox Jewish 338: 281: 233: 229: 219:Austria-Hungary 213: 188: 178: 172: 167: 158: 146: 143: 128: 117: 106: 100: 97: 54: 52: 42: 30: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1390: 1380: 1379: 1374: 1369: 1364: 1359: 1354: 1349: 1344: 1339: 1334: 1329: 1324: 1319: 1314: 1309: 1304: 1299: 1294: 1289: 1284: 1279: 1274: 1269: 1264: 1259: 1254: 1249: 1244: 1239: 1234: 1229: 1224: 1219: 1214: 1198: 1197: 1192: 1189: 1173: 1168: 1164: 1163: 1155: 1154: 1141: 1128: 1127:External links 1125: 1124: 1123: 1117: 1106: 1093:New York Times 1080: 1068:New York Times 1061:(8 May 1988). 1055: 1049: 1023: 1020: 1017: 1016: 990: 973:www.nli.org.il 960: 929: 916: 885:(8 May 1988). 874: 856: 839: 821: 801: 762: 761: 759: 756: 755: 754: 747: 744: 723: 720: 622: 619: 572:Weimar Germany 567: 564: 491: 488: 435: 432: 337: 334: 265: 264: 261: 260: 254: 250: 249: 246: 242: 241: 232:(aged 64) 228:6 October 1943 226: 222: 221: 210: 206: 205: 201: 200: 197: 196: 191: 185: 184: 181: 175: 174: 164: 163: 152: 151: 148: 147: 138: 130: 129: 126: 119: 118: 33: 31: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1389: 1378: 1375: 1373: 1370: 1368: 1365: 1363: 1360: 1358: 1355: 1353: 1350: 1348: 1345: 1343: 1340: 1338: 1335: 1333: 1330: 1328: 1325: 1323: 1320: 1318: 1315: 1313: 1310: 1308: 1305: 1303: 1300: 1298: 1295: 1293: 1290: 1288: 1285: 1283: 1280: 1278: 1275: 1273: 1270: 1268: 1265: 1263: 1260: 1258: 1255: 1253: 1250: 1248: 1245: 1243: 1240: 1238: 1235: 1233: 1230: 1228: 1225: 1223: 1220: 1218: 1215: 1213: 1210: 1209: 1207: 1195: 1194:Herbert Pease 1188: 1187:December 1910 1184: 1180: 1179: 1171: 1170:Herbert Pease 1165: 1162: 1158: 1153: 1149: 1145: 1142: 1140: 1136: 1135: 1131: 1130: 1121: 1118: 1115: 1111: 1107: 1095: 1094: 1089: 1085: 1081: 1070: 1069: 1064: 1060: 1056: 1052: 1050:0-300-04076-8 1046: 1042: 1037: 1036: 1030: 1026: 1025: 1004: 1000: 994: 978: 975:(in Hebrew). 974: 970: 964: 948: 945:. p. 9. 944: 940: 933: 926: 920: 904: 900: 896: 892: 888: 884: 878: 870: 866: 860: 852: 851: 843: 835: 831: 825: 817: 816: 811: 805: 797: 789: 785: 781: 780: 772: 770: 768: 763: 753: 752:Sidney Reilly 750: 749: 743: 741: 737: 733: 729: 719: 717: 713: 709: 705: 701: 697: 693: 689: 685: 680: 678: 672: 664: 660: 656: 652: 648: 645:, becoming a 644: 640: 636: 627: 618: 616: 612: 608: 604: 600: 595: 593: 589: 585: 581: 577: 576:Wolfgang Kapp 573: 563: 561: 557: 556:Isle of Wight 553: 549: 545: 540: 538: 534: 530: 526: 525: 520: 516: 511: 509: 505: 501: 497: 487: 485: 481: 477: 476:Herbert Pease 473: 469: 465: 464:County Durham 461: 457: 456:Liberal Party 453: 449: 445: 441: 431: 429: 425: 421: 417: 412: 410: 406: 405:Presbyterians 402: 398: 394: 390: 386: 380: 378: 374: 370: 366: 362: 358: 354: 350: 346: 342: 333: 331: 327: 323: 320: 316: 312: 308: 305: 301: 297: 293: 289: 284: 279: 275: 271: 262: 259: 255: 251: 247: 243: 240: 236: 227: 223: 220: 216: 211: 207: 202: 198: 195: 194:Herbert Pease 192: 186: 183:Herbert Pease 182: 176: 170: 165: 162: 157: 153: 149: 136: 131: 124: 115: 112: 104: 93: 90: 86: 83: 79: 76: 72: 69: 65: 62: –  61: 57: 56:Find sources: 50: 46: 40: 39: 34:This article 32: 28: 23: 22: 19: 1297:German spies 1183:January 1910 1175: 1132: 1119: 1109: 1097:. Retrieved 1091: 1072:. Retrieved 1066: 1034: 1007:. Retrieved 993: 981:. Retrieved 972: 963: 951:. Retrieved 942: 932: 924: 919: 907:. Retrieved 890: 877: 868: 859: 849: 842: 833: 824: 813: 804: 777: 736:Yosef Nedava 725: 681: 674: 658: 632: 614: 596: 588:Adolf Hitler 569: 541: 532: 528: 522: 512: 493: 437: 419: 415: 413: 391:seminary in 381: 375:), was from 340: 339: 322:collaborator 269: 268: 256:Adventurer, 230:(1943-10-06) 212:4 April 1879 189:Succeeded by 168: 107: 101:January 2013 98: 88: 81: 74: 67: 55: 43:Please help 38:verification 35: 18: 1372:UK MPs 1910 1282:Dalai Lamas 1217:1943 deaths 1212:1879 births 1137:1803–2005: 865:"No. 31065" 830:"No. 28338" 810:"No. 28256" 584:Kapp Putsch 531:. His book 504:Netherlands 245:Nationality 179:Preceded by 144: 1915 1206:Categories 1178:Darlington 1084:John Gross 909:3 November 798:required.) 758:References 712:Dalai Lama 637:including 460:Darlington 414:He became 330:Dalai Lama 315:Darlington 307:missionary 304:Protestant 292:con artist 258:con artist 253:Occupation 161:Darlington 71:newspapers 1099:10 August 1074:10 August 953:3 January 899:0362-4331 676:Zhào Kōng 659:Chao Kung 500:Bucharest 424:deed poll 409:Anglicans 369:Hungarian 345:Hungarian 283:‹See Tfd› 274:Hungarian 248:Hungarian 169:In office 1031:(1988). 1009:29 March 1003:Archived 983:29 March 977:Archived 947:Archived 903:Archived 746:See also 732:Shanghai 702:Colonel 655:Shanghai 643:Buddhism 639:Wu Peifu 472:Unionist 401:Montreal 389:Lutheran 385:baptised 365:Budapest 326:Buddhist 311:Anglican 286:German: 235:Shanghai 1150:of the 1146:in the 1134:Hansard 696:Gestapo 663:Chinese 607:Austria 554:on the 508:Germans 474:member 393:Breklum 377:Moravia 361:Hungary 85:scholar 1047:  897:  792: 740:Hebrew 673:: 671:pinyin 665:: 599:Vienna 592:Munich 519:Berlin 444:curate 296:Jewish 87:  80:  73:  66:  58:  722:Death 708:Tibet 692:Nazis 651:abbot 615:alias 422:) by 92:JSTOR 78:books 1101:2008 1076:2008 1045:ISBN 1011:2024 985:2024 955:2022 911:2022 895:ISSN 647:monk 578:and 480:1895 418:(or 357:Paks 319:Nazi 225:Died 215:Paks 209:Born 159:for 64:news 1152:ZBW 784:doi 730:in 462:in 446:in 395:in 359:in 47:by 1208:: 1185:– 1090:. 1065:. 1043:. 1039:. 1001:. 971:. 941:. 901:. 893:. 889:. 867:. 832:. 812:. 766:^ 742:. 700:SS 669:; 667:照空 379:. 371:: 347:: 332:. 324:, 309:, 280:, 276:: 237:, 217:, 141:c. 1103:. 1078:. 1053:. 1013:. 987:. 957:. 913:. 790:. 786:: 661:( 343:( 272:( 114:) 108:( 103:) 99:( 89:· 82:· 75:· 68:· 41:.

Index


verification
improve this article
adding citations to reliable sources
"Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln"
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
Learn how and when to remove this message

Member of Parliament
Darlington
Herbert Pease
Paks
Austria-Hungary
Shanghai
Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China
con artist
Hungarian
‹See Tfd›
con artist
Jewish
confidence scams
Protestant
missionary
Anglican
Darlington
Nazi

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.