About Hermenegild Jireček
Lived 1827 – 1909 (aged 82). Hermenegild Jireček was an Austrian writer, historian, philosopher, jurist, literary historian and journalist.
Hermenegild Jireček, Ritter von Samokov (; 13 April 1827 – 29 December 1909), Bohemian jurisconsult, who was born at 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. 1863–1873).
His brother Josef Jireček was also a noted scholar.
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Who was Hermenegild Jireček?
Czech historian, lawyer and nobleman (1827–1909)
When was Hermenegild Jireček born?
Hermenegild Jireček was born on 13 April 1827 in Vysoké Mýto.
When did Hermenegild Jireček die?
Hermenegild Jireček died on 29 December 1909 in Vysoké Mýto.
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Hermenegild Jireček was a writer, historian, philosopher, jurist, literary historian and journalist.
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Hermenegild Jireček was Austrian.
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