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Jan Sehn

1909 – 1965

Polish lawyer and judge

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Lived 1909 – 1965 (aged 56). Jan Sehn was a Polish judge, lawyer, university teacher, jurist and examining magistrate.

Jan Sehn (22 April 1909 – 12 December 1965) was a Polish lawyer, 1945 to 1947 investigating magistrate, and professor at Jagiellonian University since 1961. He was a member of the Commission for the Investigation of Nazi War Crimes, and Chairman of the Kraków District Commission until 1953. In 1945 and 1946, he led the investigations on the site of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. As an investigation judge he prepared the accusation act of the former camp commandant Rudolf Höß. From 1949 he was director of the Institute of Forensic Research in Kraków. Sehn died suddenly in 1965 in Frankfurt.

In 1966 the Institute of Forensic Research in Kraków was named after Jan Sehn.

He was the cousin of Wanda Szczerba (1910–1998), who was married to engineer and technical director of Fablok Klemens Stefan Sielecki (1903–1980).

Selected publications Wspomnienia Rudolfa Hoessa komendanta obozu oświęcimskiego, ed. Jan Sehn, Warsaw, 1960. Konzentrationslager Oswiecim-Brzezinka (Auschwitz-Birkenau), Warsaw, 1957.

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Jagiellonian University
Awards
Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland; Gold Cross of Merit‎; Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Jan Sehn?

Polish lawyer and judge (1909–1965)

When was Jan Sehn born?

Jan Sehn was born on 22 April 1909 in Tuszów Mały.

When did Jan Sehn die?

Jan Sehn died on 12 December 1965 in Frankfurt.

What was Jan Sehn's occupation?

Jan Sehn was a judge, lawyer, university teacher, jurist and examining magistrate.

What nationality was Jan Sehn?

Jan Sehn was Polish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jan Sehn

· Wikidata: Q6149887

· DBpedia: Jan Sehn

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