Nicola Dolapchieff

Nicola Dolapchieff
Born (1897-02-07)February 7, 1897
Sliven, Kingdom of Bulgaria
Died November 8, 1964(1964-11-08)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality Bulgarian
Alma mater Sofia University

Nicola Dolapchieff (Bulgarian: Никола Долапчиев) was a Bulgarian-American lawyer and Professor of criminal law.

Biography

Dolapchieff was born on February 7, 1897 in the Sliven city (Bulgaria).[1] He was dean of the Law School and Professor of Criminal Law at the University of Sofia, Bulgaria, and editor of the journal, Jridicheska Measul, (Juridical Thought), published by the Ministry of Justice.[2]

In 1957, Dolapchieff went aboard the Queen Mary from Liverpool to New York with his wife Rada and his son George. He settled with his family in Los Angeles, California. Deprived of Bulgarian citizenship, he applied for and received US citizenship. He died on November 8, 1964 and was buried in the cemetery Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) in Los Angeles.[3]

Bibliography

References

  1. Nicola Dolapchieff - Nikolai Poppetrov magazine. Science 3/2014 year XXIV (2014);
  2. http://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2356&context=jclc
  3. Nicola Dolapchieff - Nikolai Poppetrov magazine. Science 3/2014 year XXIV (2014)
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