Hermenegild Jireček
Hermenegild Jireček, Ritter von Samokov (Hermenegild Jireček, rytíř ze Samokovu; 13 April 1827 – 29 December 1909), Bohemian jurisconsult, who was born in Vysoké Mýto (then part of the Austrian Empire), was an official in the Prague bureau of education. Among his important works on Slavonic law were Codex juris bohemici (11 parts, 1867–1892), and a Collection of Slav Folk-Law (Czech, 1880), Slav Law in Bohemia and Moravia down to the 19th Century (Czech, 3 vols. His brother Josef Jireček was also a noted scholar.
Hermenegild Jireček
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- Nationality
- Austria–Hungary.
- Occupation
- writer, historian, philosopher, jurist, journalist and translator.
- Fields
- history, history of literature, legal history and literature.
- Education
- Regionální muzeum v Litomyšli, Akademické gymnázium Štěpánská, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Law and Charles University in Prague.
- Honours
- Order of the Iron Crown (Kingdom of Italy).
- Languages
- Czech.
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Hermenegild Jireček, Ritter von Samokov (Hermenegild Jireček, rytíř ze Samokovu; 13 April 1827 – 29 December 1909), Bohemian jurisconsult, who was born in Vysoké Mýto (then part of the Austrian Empire), was an official in the Prague bureau of education. Among his important works on Slavonic law were Codex juris bohemici (11 parts, 1867–1892), and a Collection of Slav Folk-Law (Czech, 1880), Slav Law in Bohemia and Moravia down to the 19th Century (Czech, 3 vols. His brother Josef Jireček was also a noted scholar.
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Hermenegild Jireček (1827–1909) was a historian, journalist and jurist, among other activities, of Austro-Hungarian nationality. The historian was born and died in Vysoké Mýto. Hermenegild Jireček was also known as Voksa z Plesu.
Hermenegild Jireček was educated at Akademické gymnázium Štěpánská, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague and Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague, among others. The historian was a member of Russian Academy of Sciences and Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences. Activity centred on history, history of literature and legal history.
Languages used include Czech. Honours include Order of the Iron Crown (Kingdom of Italy).
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Hermenegild Jireček studied at Regionální muzeum v Litomyšli, Akademické gymnázium Štěpánská and Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague. The recorded working language is Czech. The field of work recorded is history, history of literature and legal history. Distinctions recorded are Order of the Iron Crown (Kingdom of Italy).
Hermenegild Jireček is recorded with the occupation literary historian. Recorded as writer, historian, philosopher, jurist and journalist.
Hrobka rodiny Jirečkovy na Městském hřbitově ve Vysokém Mýtě
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1827
Hermenegild Jireček was born on 13 April 1827.
1866
Das Recht in Böhmen und Mähren Geschichtlich dargestellt von Hermenegild Jireček (1866) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
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Hermenegild Jireček died on 29 December 1909.
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He also worked under the name Voksa z Plesu. His recorded language was Czech. One child is recorded: Noemi Jirečková. Formation and teaching. Jireček studied at Regionální muzeum v Litomyšli, Akademické gymnázium Štěpánská, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague and Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague. Jireček worked in history, history of literature, legal history, literature and journalism. He belonged to Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences and Russian Academy of Sciences.
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