Gregory Žatkovich
Lawyer, Deceased Person
1886 – 1967
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Who was Gregory Žatkovich?
Gregory Ignatius Zhatkovich was an American lawyer and political activist for Rusyns in the United States and Europe.
He was the first governor of Carpathian Ruthenia, the Rusyn autonomous province of Czechoslovakia and the only American who was a governor of any territory that was or became part of the Soviet Union.
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- Born
- Dec 2, 1886
Bereg County - Parents
- Ethnicity
- Rusyn American
- Nationality
- Austria-Hungary
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania
- Lived in
- Pittsburgh
- Died
- Mar 16, 1967
Pittsburgh - Resting place
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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