Kemeny, Emil, 1860-1925

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Emil Kemeny was an Essex County courthouse interpreter who assisted in processing the voluminous correspondence generated by the kidnapping of the infant son of noted aviator Charles Lindbergh in March, 1932, and the discovery of the baby's body two months later. A Hungarian who became a naturalized U.S. citizen, Kemeny also served as the interpreter for Bruno Hauptmann, who was convicted of the crime in 1934.

From the guide to the Emil Kemeny Collection Relating to the Lindbergh Kidnapping, 1932, 1956, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

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creatorOf Emil Kemeny Collection Relating to the Lindbergh Kidnapping, 1932, 1956 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
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Lindbergh, Charles Augustus, 1930-1932
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Interpreters
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Birth 1860-01-13

Death 1925-05-01

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