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Ignatius Timothy Trebitsch-Lincoln | |
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 Trebitsch-Lincoln c. 1915 | |
| Member of Parliament for Darlington | |
| In office January 1910 – November 1910 | |
| Preceded by | Herbert Pease |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Pease |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 April 1879 Paks, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 6 October 1943 (aged 64)[1] Shanghai, Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Occupation | Adventurer, con artist |
Ignatius Timothy Trebitsch-Lincoln (Hungarian: Trebitsch-Lincoln Ignác, German: Ignaz Thimoteus Trebitzsch; 4 April 1879 – 6 October 1943) was a Hungarian-born adventurer and convicted con artist. Of Jewish descent, he spent parts of his life as a Protestant missionary, Anglican priest, British Member of Parliament for Darlington, German right-wing politician and spy, Nazi collaborator, Buddhist abbot in China, and self-proclaimed Dalai Lama.