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Leonard Piętak – Remembrance after 100 Years from His Death

Author(s): Krzysztof Szczygielski
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Recent History (1900 till today), Higher Education , 19th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: Leonard Piętak; Roman law; commercial and exchange law; University of Lvov;

Summary/Abstract: Leonard Piętak (1841–1909) was a Polish professor of law. He worked at the University of Lvov. He was interested in both Roman law and actual legislation problems of Austrian commercial and exchange law. Piętak is an author of many valuable papers, particularly Prawo spadkowe rzymskie (Roman law of succession, vol. 1–2, 1882–1888). He was twice elected Rector of University of Lvov – in academic years 1881/1882 and 1888/1889. He was elected Dean of the Law Faculty as well – three times (in academic years 1878/1879, 1883/1884 and 1890/1891). Professor Piętak was a member of many international and domestic scientific societies. Besides of his research, Piętak was also engaged strongly in politics, holding an office of minister for Galicia to an imperial government in Vienna from 1900 to 1906.

  • Issue Year: 8/2009
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 59-72
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish