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Friedrich August Nauck (1855–1913) – Graduate of Riga Polytechnicum, Initiator of Control-Ticket Printing in Riga
No full textA graduate of Riga Polytechnicum (RP) (1878), Friedrich August Nauck (1855–1913) was a son of the first director of RP, Ernst Nauck (1819– 1875), an engineer, the initiator of public transport and various entrance control-ticket printing in Riga. The aim of the research is to reflect the activities of F. A. Nauck’s Printing House and the beginnings of control-ticket printing, identifying control-tickets that have survived to the present day in various archives and museum collections. The Printing House established by F. A. Nauck in 1888, in Riga, operated until 1939. The engineer invented various devices for a successful operation of the Printing House. F. A. Nauck was an active member of Riga Technical and Riga Craft Society, he presented reports on various topics and was one of the directors of the Riga Horse Railway Society (1885–1889). In the research, great attention is payed to the family of F. A. Nauck and its descendants to the present day
Contribution of Woldemar von Knieriem to the Training and Experimental Farm «Peterhof» of Riga Polytechnicum and Riga Polytechnic Institute
No full textThe article is dedicated to Professor Woldemar von Knieriem (1849– 1935), who has made a significant contribution to the development of agricultural science, headed the Department of Agriculture of Riga Polytechnic Institute (1903–1906), as well as Training and Experimental Farm «Peterhof» (1880– 1915) near Olaine city. It became a model farm not only in the Baltic region but also throughout the Russian Empire. Professor W. von Knieriem was the Director of RPI (1906–1916), an outstanding organizer and author of scientific works. He provided students with extensive theoretical and practical knowledge in agriculture, focusing on practical, scientifically approbated lessons about the management of agricultural land and manors and trying to raise the general level of culture and the horizons of young people. Professor W. von Knieriem was Rector of the Baltic Technical University in Riga (1918) and worked in the Herder Institute in Riga (1920–1927). He spent his last years in his family estate in Livonia writing memories of his life and enjoying the company of grandchildren – one of them later became Prime Minister of Sweden Ulof Palme (1927–1986). W. von Knieriem died in January 1935 and was buried in the Great Cemetery in Riga
Life and Professional Activities of a Graduate of the Department of Engineering of Riga Polytechnic Institute Mikhail Krivoshapkin (1888–1943)
No full textRigan, a graduate of the Department of Engineering (1914) of Riga Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Mikhail Krivoshapkin, after studies worked as an engineer in Russia, where he built grain elevators. From 1920 until deportation to Siberia in 1941 he lived in Riga and was the author of several bridge projects in Latvia, worked as an engineer at Riga Construction Board and was a member of the Riga City Council (1925–1934). He worked in various public organizations. His descendants – grandchildren and great-grandchildren also pursue careers in engineering
The Museum of the Riga Technical University and the Books at the Museum
No full textThe author describes the history of the museum of the Riga Technical university, that most of the books were gifts from former professors or teaching staff and what they tell about the pedagogical principles of the former Polytechnicum
Peteris Poruks - University of Riga
No full textPeteris Poruks University of Riga degree - Veterinarian6.0 Document
The life and work of the student of the Riga Polytechnic Institute, psalmist Jaan Jürjens (1866–1915)
No full textJaan Jürjens was an Estonian of Russian Orthodox faith. He graduated from the Riga Orthodox Theological Seminary in 1888 and from St. Petersburg Orthodox Theological Academy in 1902. From 1907 to 1910, he studied at the Department of Agriculture of Riga Polytechnic Institute. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he served the Russian Orthodox Church and fellow humans as churchwarden, elementary school teacher and professor of Orthodox Theological Seminary. Jaan Jürjens is an author of several published books and scientific papers
Graduate of Riga Polytechnic Institute, Engineer and Athlete Mārtiņš Stabiņš
No full textThe aim of the article is to reveal the performance of Mārtiņš Stabiņš, a graduate of the Faculty of Automation and Computer Technology (1972; FACT) of Riga Polytechnic Institute (RPI), in the profession of engineer and high achievements in sports, becoming a Latvian champion in athletics several times, to reveal his daily life during his study years in the 1960s–1970s. Despite the fact that M. Stabiņš’ sports achievements have already described, this article summarizes his successes as well as reveals hitherto little-known and unpublished documents about his family, daily life, developments and interests. This is the first major research on the life of an engineer and athlete during seven decades. The resources used in the research are the personal archives of M. Stabiņš and of the author, documents of the National Archives of Latvia, and the collection of the National Library of Latvia
Graduate of Riga Polytechnic Institute, Athletics Statistician Andris Staģis
No full textThe article summarizes the achievements of Andris Staģis, a graduate of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of Riga Polytechnic Institute (RPI; 1968), in the profession of an engineer, as well as reveals his contribution to the history and statistics of Latvian sports, achievements in athletics and their promotion. This is the first study on the activities and life of engineer, officer of the Order of the Three Stars, Latvian champion in athletics and the author of sports history books, and journalist A. Staģis. The aim of the research is to reveal the contribution of A. Staģis and the significance of his personality to Latvia using his and the authors’ personal archives, documents of the State Archives of Latvia, and the collection of the National Library of Latvia
Riga Church Spires and Sunset
No full textAn oil painting by Latvian Canadian Helen Richards with sunet view of Riga - the Capital city of Latvia1.0 Imanta,2.1.1 Physical attributes of Latvia, 13.1.5 Original ar
Pedagogical and Political Activity of Pēteris Sauleskalns (1876–1975), a Graduate (1908) of Riga Polytechnic Institute
No full textIn the study dedicated to Pēteris Sauleskalns (1876–1975), a graduate of Riga Polytechnic Institute (RPI), an agronomist, pedagogue, and teacher, the author used archival and library materials describing the family of Sauleskalns and the childhood of his son Pēteris, his study and work life, and pedagogical activities at Priekuļi (1912–1918) and Latgale (1921–1936) / Malnava (1936– 1940) Agricultural Secondary Schools, evaluating his contribution to the establishment and management of the Malnava Agricultural Secondary School. The teacher with a long-term experience, P. Sauleskalns also participated in political life – he represented the Latvian Farmers’ Union at the Latvian Constitutional Assembly (1920–1922). For his successful work in the area of agricultural education, he was twice awarded the highest Latvian state award – the Order of the Three Stars. After World War II, he lived in exile in the United States
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