Kejř Jiří

Assoc. Prof., JUDr., DrSc
Born August 28, 1921 in Prague

• History of law
• Member of Learned Society since1998
• Member, LS Council, 2002-2004

Educational and professional preparation:

• 1940, graduation, Nový Bydžov academic secondary school;
• 1941-42, graduation, Business Academy, Prague Vinohrady;
• 1945-48, Faculty of Law, Charles University, Prague;
• 1948, JUDr.;
• 1958, Candidate, legal sciences, Institute for the State and Law, CSAS;
• 1993, Associate Professor in Czech history, Faculty of Philosophy, Charles University;
• 1999, Doctor of historical sciences, Institute of History, AS CR.

Employment and academic positions:

• 1940-1941 and 1942-1943, clerk brewery, Obora, District of Nový Bydžov;
• 1943-1944, economic volunteer, Šlechtitelské podniky von Dreger, Chlumec nad Cidlinou;
• November 1944-to war’s end, sick leave;
• 1948-1949, notary candidate;
• 1949-1952, external co-operation with several scientific institutions;
• 1952-1985, scientific worker, CSAS;
• 1952-1956, Cabinet, History of Law in CSR;
• 1956-1972, Institute of State and Law, CSAS;
• 1973-1985, Commission for Research of Manuscripts, Central Archives, CSAS;
• 1986-present, continued involvement in scientific work and publication activities

Membership and positions in international organizations:

• 1971, Corresponding Member, Arbeitskreis für südwestdeustche Stadtgeschichtsforschung, Tübingen
• 1980, Corresponding Member, Ősterreischischer Arbeitskreis für Stadtgeschichtsforschung, Linz
• 1982, Honorary Member, Commission Internationale pour ľ Histoire des Villes, Bruxelles
• 1992, Lifetime Member, Iuris Canonici Medii Aevi Consociatio (Society for Medieval Canon Law), Zürich
• 1987 Member, Collegium Carolinum, Munich
• 1968-1992, Co-worker, Centre de Recherche et de Documentation des Institutions hrétiennes, Strasbourg

Notable awards:

• 1985, Creative Premium of the Czech Literary Fund
• 1985, Fellow Commoner, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
• 1993, František Palacký Medal of AS CR
• 1995, Forschungspreis, Alexander von Humboldt, Stiftung, Bonn
• 1998, International Man of the Year 1997-1998, Biographical Centre, Cambridge
• 1999, Commander, Order of St. Silvester the Pope, Vatican
• 2001, Annual Award of the Vyšehrad Publishing House
• 2003, Medal De scientia et humanitate optime meritis, AS CR

Selected publications:

• Magistri Iohannis Hus Quastiones (Corpus Christianorum, t. 205), Turnhout, 2004
• Summae Confessorum and Other Works pro foro Interno in the Manuscripts of Czech and Moravian Libraries, 2003
• The Hus Process, 2000
• The Formation of the Municipal Establishment in the Czech Lands, 1998
• The History of the Prague Law University, 1995
• The Hussites, 1984
• Quodlibet Disputations at Prague University, 1971
• The Hussite Lawyer M. Jan of Jesenice, 1965
• Legal Life in Hussite Kutná Hora, 1958 (second edition, 2002)
• The Beginning of Court Justice, 1956