Franz Jenny

Franz Jenny (born February 1, 1895 in Buchrain ; † May 18, 1977 ) was a Swiss legal scholar .

Life

Jenny studied law at the University of Freiburg and did her doctorate. In 1921 he became a mortgage writer for the Habsburg district. From 1925 he was an adjunct of the Federal Department of Justice and head of the Federal Land Registry . In the winter semester 1944/45 and in the summer semester 1945 he was full professor for Swiss private law at the University of Freiburg. His successor was Peter Jäggi . From 1945 to 1959 Jenny was director of the Lucerne branch of the Swiss National Bank .

Fonts (selection)

• The public belief of the land register according to the Swiss Civil Code (= treatises on Swiss law. New series, issue 17). Stämpfli, Bern 1926 ( dissertation , University of Freiburg).

literature

• Jenny, Franz. In: Histoire de l'Université de Friborg, Suisse, 1889–1989. 3 volumes. Editions universitaires, Freiburg 1991/92, ISBN 2-8271-0561-6 , Vol. 1 (1991), p. 959.
• Susanna Biland: The University Council of the University of Freiburg / Friborg (1949–1967). Academic-Press / Paulusverlag, Freiburg 2004, ISBN 3-7278-1479-9 , p. 29, fn. 32 ( online ).