Hermenegild Jireček, Ritter von Samokov (Czech: Hermenegild Jireček, rytíř ze Samokovu; 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.[1]
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).[1]
His brother Josef Jireček was also a noted scholar.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Jireček, Josef". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 417.
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 31 (12th ed.). 1922. p. 658.
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