Zoltán Timkó

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Zoltán Timkó
Crown Prosecutor
In office
1940–1944
Preceded by Ferenc Finkey
Succeeded by László Mendelényi
Personal details
Born(1874-06-11)11 June 1874
Kassa, Austria-Hungary
(today: Košice, Slovakia)
Died11 April 1946(1946-04-11) (aged 71)
Professionjurist

Dr. Zoltán Timkó (11 June 1874 – 11 April 1946) [1] was a Hungarian jurist, who served as Crown Prosecutor of Hungary from 1940 to 1944.

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References

  1. Új magyar életrajzi lexikon (New Hungarian Bibliographical Dictionary), 2001
Legal offices
Preceded by
Ferenc Finkey
Crown Prosecutor
1940–1944
Succeeded by
László Mendelényi