Ján Lazar

Background

Lazar, Ján was born on August 28, 1934 in Jakubov, Slovakia. Son of Ján and Anna (Sirotová) Lazar.

Education

Juris Doctor, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia, 1958. Computer Sciences Corporation, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia, 1965. Doctor of Science, Humboldt University, Berlin, 1978.

Career

Instructor, Comenius U. Law School, Bratislava, 1958-1961; assistant professor, Comenius U. Law School, Bratislava, 1961-1964; associate professor, Comenius U. Law School, Bratislava, 1965-1978; professor, Comenius U. Law School, Bratislava, since 1979. Vice dean School of Law Comenius U., Bratislava, 1972-1976, civil law department head, since 1979. Chair person National Board for Scholarly Degrees, Bratislava, since 1978.

Advisor legislative committee Slovak Government, 1995-1996.

Achievements

• Ján Lazar has been listed as a noteworthy Law educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Advisor Governmental Codification Committee for Civil and Commercial Law, Praha, Czechoslovakia, Bratislava, Slovakia, since 1990, Department Justice, Supreme Court, Bratislava, 1992— Governmental Accreditation Committee, Bratislava, since 1995. Member Slovak Association Lawyers, (president 1986-1990), Congress of Slovak Intellectuals (president since 1994).

Interests

• Avocations: novels, art, poetry, travel, sports.

Connections

Married Zora Izáková, December 3, 1960. Children: Ján, Pavol.

Father:

Ján Lazar

Mother:

Anna (Sirotová) Lazar

Spouse:

Zora Izáková

child:

Ján Lazar

child:

Pavol Lazar