page_title: Laszlo Toth
hierarchical_section_title: Laszlo Toth
caption_attribution_description: English: Laszlo Toth (Hungarian: Tóth László; 1 July 1938 – 11 September 2012), a Hungarian-born Australian geologist who achieved worldwide notoriety when he vandalized Michelangelo’s Pietà statue on 21 May 1972
context_page_description: Laszlo Toth was a Hungarian-born Australian geologist. He achieved worldwide notoriety when he vandalised Michelangelo's Pietà statue on 21 May 1972. Toth was not charged with any criminal offence after the incident. He was hospitalized in Italy for two years. On his release, he was immediately deported to Australia.
context_section_description: Laszlo Toth (Hungarian: Tóth László) was a Hungarian-born Australian geologist. He achieved worldwide notoriety when he vandalised Michelangelo's Pietà statue on 21 May 1972. Toth was not charged with any criminal offence after the incident. He was hospitalized in Italy for two years. On his release, he was immediately deported to Australia.
caption: Laszlo Toth in 1972
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