Sebastian Jenull

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Sebastian Jenull, 1838

Sebastian Jenull (born January 21, 1777 in Winklern , † December 28, 1848 in Vienna ) was an Austrian lawyer .

Life

Austrian criminal law depicted according to its reasons and its spirit , 1816

Sebastian Jenull initially studied theology at the University of Graz , but soon switched to the law faculty to study law. In 1802 he was promoted to Dr. jur. PhD. His brother was the well-known lawyer and co-founder of the magazine Carinthia Johann Ritter von Jenull .

Professional and academic career

Sebastian Jenull was appointed Professor of Political Science in Graz on March 22nd, 1804 . After the new Austrian penal code had just come into force, he was supposed to organize the necessary revision of the criminal law curriculum and to adapt and improve the previous criminal law lessons to the new legal provisions. From 1804/05 he held the office of rector of the University of Graz. After the political and legal studies were reorganized, he became professor of natural and Austrian criminal law in Graz in 1810.

In 1829 he was appointed to the Imperial Court Commission for Judicial Law Matters in Vienna in the course of the further reform of the Austrian criminal law that was being sought. In 1830 he was appointed professor for natural-general constitutional and international law and criminal law at the University of Vienna . In 1833 he was also a member of the Lower Austrian government, in 1837 a councilor , and in 1842 he retired. In the revolutionary year of 1848 he returned to active service and was re-elected professor and also rector of the University of Vienna. However, he no longer felt able to meet the requirements of the office in these turbulent times. Therefore, in May 1848, he applied for and received a six-month vacation, from which he never returned to office. He finally retired on December 16, 1848 and died shortly thereafter on December 28, 1848.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Jenull Sebastian, lawyer. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1965, p. 108 f. (Direct links on p. 108 , p. 109 ).

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personal data
SURNAME Jenull, Sebastian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH January 21, 1777
PLACE OF BIRTH Winklern
DATE OF DEATH December 28, 1848
Place of death Vienna