Nicola Dolapchieff
# Nicola Dolapchieff

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). He was the 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.

In 1957, Dolapchieff went aboard the Queen Mary from Liverpool to New York City 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.

