Władysław Wolter (5 February 1897 – 18 March 1986) was a jurist specializing in criminal law, professor at the Jagiellonian University.
Biography The son of Władysław and Aleksandra née Kamienobrodzka; brother of Aleksander Wolter; grandson of . In 1915 he graduated from high school in Vienna. In 1921 he obtained doctorate from the Jagiellonian University. In 1925 he obtained habilitation. In 1928 he became head of the Department of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure at the Jagiellonian University.
He was arrested on 6 November 1939 during Sonderaktion Krakau. He was a prisoner at the KL Sachsenhausen. He was released on 8 February 1940. In 1967 he was elected a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
His students included Kazimierz Buchała, , , Andrzej Zoll, Marian Cieślak, , and Franciszek Studnicki. He was buried at the Salwator Cemetery.
Works
Co-authored with Kazimierz Opałek.
Accolades Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland (15 January 1955)
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