Karel Ferdinand Irmler
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Karel Ferdinand Irmler was a Moravia
n lawyer and the first professor of secular law at University of Olomouc.
Irmler was born on March 18, 1650 in Olomouc to a family of local physician. He studied at the Faculty of Philosophy of University of Olomouc and Law at the University of Prague, where he defended his dissertation in 1674 and 1675. Since 1678 he was privately teaching law in Vienna
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He became the first professor of law at University of Olomouc, giving the first lecture at 8 in the morning on January 3, 1679 to six students.
It was Moravia
n nobility that forced establishment of Professorate of Law by a decree of Emperor Leopold I
despite the opposition of Jesuits, who were in charge of the University. Irmler was paid 150 gulden
a year directly by the nobility and was obliged to teach only students immatriculated at the University. As Jesuits opposed the secular law lectures, he was forced to give lectures in his house. He held the post of professor of law until 1691. Late in his life, he was blind.
Moravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
n lawyer and the first professor of secular law at University of Olomouc.
Irmler was born on March 18, 1650 in Olomouc to a family of local physician. He studied at the Faculty of Philosophy of University of Olomouc and Law at the University of Prague, where he defended his dissertation in 1674 and 1675. Since 1678 he was privately teaching law in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
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He became the first professor of law at University of Olomouc, giving the first lecture at 8 in the morning on January 3, 1679 to six students.
It was Moravia
Moravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
n nobility that forced establishment of Professorate of Law by a decree of Emperor Leopold I
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
| style="float:right;" | Leopold I was a Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and King of Bohemia. A member of the Habsburg family, he was the second son of Emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife, Maria Anna of Spain. His maternal grandparents were Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria...
despite the opposition of Jesuits, who were in charge of the University. Irmler was paid 150 gulden
Austro-Hungarian gulden
The Gulden or forint was the currency of the Austrian Empire and later the Austro-Hungarian Empire between 1754 and 1892 when it was replaced by the Krone/korona as part of the introduction of the gold standard. In Austria, the Gulden was initially divided into 60 Kreuzer, and in Hungary, the...
a year directly by the nobility and was obliged to teach only students immatriculated at the University. As Jesuits opposed the secular law lectures, he was forced to give lectures in his house. He held the post of professor of law until 1691. Late in his life, he was blind.