Harry Jelinek

Josef "Harry" Jelinek (1905-1986) was a Czech con artist and publisher of Nazi propaganda, who is reputed to have fraudulently sold the Karlštejn Castle to American industrialists in 1945.[1][2][3]

Biography

Jelinek was born 14 October 1905[4] in the town of Vlašim, Czechoslovakia (now a part of the Czech Republic). He died in Guarene d'Alba, Italy in 1986.[4]

References

  1. Jan (13 January 2013). "http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ct24/exkluzivne-na-ct24/210532-legendarni-podvodnik-nevahal-prodat-karlstejn-ani-vydat-cesky-mein-kampf/". www.ceskatelevize.cz. Česká televize. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014. External link in |title= (help)
  2. Claxton, Matthew (24 October 2013). "I may have a bridge to sell you". http://www.langleyadvance.com/. Glacier Community Media. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  3. Velinger, Jan (15 October 2003). "Victor Lustig - the man who (could have) sold the world". www.radio.cz. Radio Praha. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  4. 1 2 Czech Dictionary

Further reading


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/9/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.