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Victor Lustig
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Czech fraudster (1890–1947)
OverviewAI-generated
Victor Lustig was a male individual associated with the field of bedrager. He held nationalities in the US, FR, CZ, and AT, and was linked to the country BE. His life spanned from 1890 to 1947, with specific birth dates recorded as 1890-01-04 and 1890-01-01, and death dates as 1947-03-11 and 1947-01-01.
Records indicate that Lustig had five works. He is referenced by 24 other encyclopedia articles. On the Last.fm platform, his name is associated with 11 listeners and a playcount of 11.
Synthesized by Vinony from 16 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, VIAF, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 11
- Total plays
- 11
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA: A Brief Screening Tool For Mild Cognitive Impairment
· 2005 · cited 21,314x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,517x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,367x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,320x
- Accurate structure prediction of biomolecular interactions with AlphaFold 3
· 2024 · cited 13,213x
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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
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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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