Stjepan Spevec

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Stjepan Spevec, 1876 edited by Antonio Zuccaro Stjepan Spevec (born 14 June 1839 in Vukanci, died 28 January 1905 in Zagreb) is a Croatian politician, professor, president of the Supreme Court and second Rector of the University of Zagreb.

Career

He graduated from the law school at Zagreb Law School, then in 1868 he obtained his doctorate in Vienna. In 1868 he began to teach administrative law and canon law at the Zagreb Academy. Soon after, he became professor of Roman, State and International Law. In the academic year 1875/1876 he was rector of the University of Zagreb. At the time, he actively supported the idea of ​​Bohuslav Jiruš, botanist professor of botany and physiology of the Faculty of Philosophy, to create a botanical garden in the city. After his term as rector, he became vice-rector, and in 1875-1891 he was a member of the Croatian parliament. In 1891 he was elected President of the Supreme Court, known as the Table of Seven (predsjednik Stola Sedmorice), and served until his death. He was the founder of a new law school. From 1895 he was a secret advisor to Francis Joseph I. Private life

Stjepan Spevec married Sophia Ivanuš. Their three sons have made equally dizzying careers as their father. Dr. Alexander Spevec became the President of the Zagreb Court of Appeal, while Dr. Vladimir Spevec was the Governor of the Croatian Bank. Dr. Ivo Spevec was a prominent lawyer in Zagreb, one of the signatories of the "Zagreb Points". Declaration signed in 1932 by Croatian intellectuals, condemning Serbian hegemony in Yugoslavia and calling for constitutional changes that will guarantee equality for all its regions and peoples. Bibliography

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