Anton Edler von Gapp

Anton Edler von Gapp (March 24, 1778 – April 1, 1862) was an Austrian lawyer, professor of law and in 1821 the Rector of the Olomouc Lyceum.

Anton Edler von Gapp
Born	March 24, 1778 Lambach, Habsburg Empire
Died	April 1, 1862 (aged 84) Linz, Austrian Empire
Nationality	Austrian
Scientific career
Fields	law
Institutions	University of Olomouc University of Vienna

After finishing his law studies in 1806 von Gapp went to teach as a substitute at the (standard) Lyceum in Linz. He became professor at the lyceum in 1810. In 1816 he moved to Olomouc, where he became professor of Roman and canonical law at the (academic) Lyceum (now Palacký University of Olomouc). He was the director of the faculty of law between the years 1826–34, and in 1821 he was the rector of the Olomouc Lyceum. In years 1835–1848 he was teaching Roman law at the Faculty of Law of University of Vienna.

His son was Wesener Gapp.

Works

• Gapp, Anton Edler von (1828). "Erörtörung der Begriffe: redlicher — unredlicher Besitzer; — rechtmäßiger — unrechtmäßiger; — echter — unechter Besitz; nach den Bestimmungen des öfter, allg. bürg. G. B." Oesterreichische Zeitschrift für Rechts- und Staatswissenschaft (1, 2).

Sources

• Gerhard Köbler:Österreich