Background
Knapp, Viktor was born on December 18, 1913 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Son of Rudolf and Elisabeth (Slivova) Knapp.
Knapp, Viktor was born on December 18, 1913 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Son of Rudolf and Elisabeth (Slivova) Knapp.
Juris Doctor, Charles University, Prague, 1936. Doctor of Philosophy, Charles University, Prague, 1949. Doctor honoris causa, University Montpellier, France, 1980.
Sole practice, Prague, 1936-1945. Civil servant, 1945-1948. Assistant professor law Charles University, 1948-1951, professor, from 1951.
Director Institute State and Law Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague, 1958-1971, researcher, from 1971. Visiting professor Karl Marx University, Leipzig, German Democratic Republic, 1951-1952, University Sorbonne, Paris, 1966-1967, University Regensburg, Federal Republic Germany, 1967-1968. Professor International Faculty Comparative Law, Strasbourg, France, since 1961.
Member Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, International Academy Comparative Law, European Centre for Coordination in Social Sciences (honorary member board directors Vienna branch).
Married Marta Knappova, March 28, 1958.