Anton Edler von Gapp (March 24, 1778 – April 1, 1862) was an

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n lawyer, professor of law and in 1821 the Rector of the Olomouc Lyceum. After finishing his law studies in 1806 von Gapp went to teach as a substitute at the (standard) Lyceum in

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. He became professor at the lyceum in 1810. In 1816 he moved to

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, 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

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at the Faculty of Law of

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. His son was Wesener Gapp.

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1778 births 1862 deaths Austrian educators Edlers of Austria 19th-century Austrian lawyers Academic staff of Palacký University Olomouc Rectors of the Palacký University Olomouc {{Austria-law-bio-stub