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Hungarian jurist The native form of this personal name is Gáll Endre. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Endre Gáll
Endre Gáll in 1934
Crown Prosecutor
In office
1 October 1934 – 14 June 1935
Preceded byIstván Magyar
Succeeded byFerenc Finkey
Personal details
Born(1868-07-16)16 July 1868
Nagykőrös, Austria-Hungary
Died10 December 1935(1935-12-10) (aged 67)
Budapest, Hungary
Professionjurist

Dr. Endre Gáll (16 July 1868 – 10 December 1935) was a Hungarian jurist, who served as Crown Prosecutor of Hungary between 1 October 1934 and 14 June 1935.

Biography

Endre Gáll was born in Nagykőrös on 16 July 1868 into a Calvinist family as the son of vice-notary and archivist Endre Gáll Sr. (1834–1909) and Judit Ács. His father later became the first President of the Royal Court of Kecskemét and awarded Order of Leopold by Emperor-King Francis Joseph I. Endre Jr. finished his secondary studies at Piarist gymnasiums of Wiener Neustadt and Kecskemét. He earned his law degree at University of Budapest and Heidelberg University. He became prosecutor in 1898 and relocated to Budapest. He passed bar exam in 1904. He was appointed to the Crown Prosecution of Pest County in 1905.

Gáll served as prosecutor at the trial of the infamous Dános murders from 1907 to 1908. Later he called this role as the "greatest criminal investigation" in his life. In 1915, he was appointed President of the Crown Prosecution of Pest County in 1915. On 1 October 1934, he was appointed Crown Prosecutor by Minister of Justice Andor Lázár, thus also became a member of the House of Magnates. However he soon fell ill and retired on 14 June 1935. He died on 10 December 1935.

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Preceded byIstván Magyar Crown Prosecutor
1934–1935
Succeeded byFerenc Finkey
Chief Prosecutors of Hungary
Crown Prosecutors
(1872–1944)
Chief Prosecutors
(since 1945)
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