Career
Edward Prince of Wales later Edward VII King of the United Kingdom was his godfather. Having studied law in Halle and Budapest, he was a judge, politician and criminologist of international standing. In Hungary, he had opposed Béla Kun"s Communists and Miklós Horthy"s Fascists.
He lived in the United States. from 1938, teaching at New York"s New School for Social Research.
He was the Hungarian ambassador to the United States. from September 5, 1947 to May 2, 1948.