Hans Kapfer

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Hans Kapfer (born September 5, 1903 in Sollenau , Lower Austria , † September 12, 1992 in Vienna ) was an Austrian politician and judge. He was Austrian Minister of Justice in 1955 and 1956.

Life

Kapfer took up his new position as Minister of Justice of Austria on January 17, 1955. Otto Tschadek became his successor on June 29, 1956. From 1958 to 1962 Kapfer was President of the Higher Regional Court in Vienna and from 1966 to 1968 President of the Supreme Court in Austria.

For many years, Kapfer acted for Manz Verlag as editor of the annotated large edition as well as the pocket edition of the General Civil Code , so that among lawyers the term “der Kapfer” became naturalized especially for the large edition.

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