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Victor Lustig
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Czech fraudster (1890–1947)
OverviewAI-generated
Victor Lustig was a male individual born in 1890 and died in 1947. He held nationalities in the US, FR, CZ, and AT. His professional field was identified as bedrager.
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1890–1947
- Nationality
- US, FR, CZ, AT
- Role / Field
- Bedrager
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 7 libraries
via VIAF · OCLC
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1890-01-04 ) 4 January 1890, Hostinné , Bohemia , Austria-Hungary , (now Czech Republic )
- Died
- 11 March 1947 (1947-03-11) (aged 57), Springfield, Missouri , U.S.
- Other names
- Count Lustig; Robert Miller; Robert Duval
- Occupation
- Confidence artist
- Criminal charge
- Scamming
- Criminal penalty
- 20 years imprisonment
- Criminal status
- Died in prison
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Victor
- Family name
- Lustig
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Hostinné
- Place of death
- Springfield
- Languages spoken
- Czech
- Field of work
- fraud
- Image
- Victor Lustig (cropped).jpg
- Convicted of
- prison escape
Show 10 more facts
- name in native language
- Victor Lustig
- date of birth
- 1890-01-01
- date of death
- 1947-01-01
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Robert V. Miller
- place of detention
- Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
- penalty
- incarceration
- nickname
- Count Victor Lustig
- Commons category
- Victor Lustig
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Encyclopedic overview
Victor Lustig ( German pronunciation: [ˈvɪktoːɐ̯ ˈlʊstɪç]; 4 January 1890 – 11 March 1947) was a con artist from Austria-Hungary, who undertook a criminal career that involved conducting scams across Europe and the United States during the early 20th century. Lustig is widely regarded as one of the most notorious con artists of his time, and is infamous for being "the man who sold the Eiffel Tower twice" and for conducting the "Rumanian Box" scam.
Early life
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