Background
Carlen, Louis J. was born on January 17, 1929 in Brig, Wallis, Switzerland. Son of Hermann and Amalia (Luggen) Carlen.
Carlen, Louis J. was born on January 17, 1929 in Brig, Wallis, Switzerland. Son of Hermann and Amalia (Luggen) Carlen.
Law licensed, University Fribourg, Switzerland, 1953. Doctor of Laws, University Fribourg, 1955.
Lawyer, notary public, Brig, Switzerland, 1956. University lecturer University Fribourg, Switzerland, 1965-1967. Professor University Innsbruck, Austria, 1967-1971, University Fribourg, Switzerland, 1971-1993.
President The Rotten Publications, Brig, since 1974. Director Institute Legal History and Canon Law, Fribourg, 1971-1993.
City councilor City of Brig, 1956-1968, vice-mayor, 1960-1968. Member parliament of the canton Wallis, 1961-1973. President Touristische Betriebe Belvédère, 1971.
Member International Society Legal Folklore (president), Oesterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften Vienna, 1979. Named Commander Ordo Equestris Sancti Sepulcri Hierosolymitani, 1985.
Married M. Antoinette Steiner, August 9, 1933. Children: Philipp, Martin W., Ingrid Electronic Arts.