Baruch Leib Rosowsky

Baruch Leib Rosowsky

male, deceased (1919)
Jewish person, singer, composer, Latvian, FromRIGA, Riga, Latvia
Baruch Leib Rosowsky was a famous cantor and composer in Riga, Latvia. His son was also a famous cantor, named Solomon Rosowsky. It is likely that...
Edward Leedskalnin

Edward Leedskalnin

male, deceased (1951)
sculptor, Latvian, magnetism, American, wonder of the world, FromRIGA
Edward Leedskalnin was an eccentric Latvian emigrant to the United States and amateur sculptor who, it is alleged, single-handedly built the...
Marie Seebach

Marie Seebach

female, deceased (1897)
FromRIGA, German, faust, hanover, Gdańsk, Adriana Lecouvreur…riga
Marie Seebach was a German actress. She was born at Riga, in Russia, being the daughter of an actor, Wilhelm Friedrich Seebach (1798-1863). After...
Leo Michelson

Leo Michelson

male, deceased (1978)
Jewish American, naturalized citizen of the United States, riga, artist, Latvian, FromRIGA
Leo Michelson was an American artist considered part of the École de Paris, although his works span many periods and styles.
Aleksis Dreimanis

Aleksis Dreimanis

male, 95 years old
Baltic University, FromRIGA, emeritus professor, University of Latvia, Geological Survey of Finland, Saint Lawrence River…From London, Ontario, riga
Aleksis Dreimanis (b. August 13, 1914) is an award winning Quaternary geologist. Dreimanis was born in Latvia. He first studied geology at the...

Ainārs Kovals

male, 28 years old
FromRIGA, Latvian, athlete, Javelin thrower, 2006 European Athletics Championships, javelin throw
Ainārs Kovals is a Latvian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 85.95 metres, achieved in August 2006 in Gothenburg at the European A...
Werner Bergengruen

Werner Bergengruen

male, deceased (1964)
novelist, German, Der Großtyrann und das Gericht, Luebeck, FromRIGA, Renaissance
Werner Bergengruen, was a German novelist. After growing up in Lübeck attending the Katharineum, Bergengruen started studying theology in Marburg i...

Vladimirs Koļesņičenko

male, 29 years old
Latvia international footballer, FromRIGA, Latvia national football team, soccer, Skonto FC player, Latvian
Vladimirs Koļesņičenko is a football midfielder from Latvia. As of August 2006 he has played 31 international matches and scored 4 goals for the Lat...

Herman Jadlowker

male, deceased (1953)
Latvian, FromRIGA, Jewish person, stettin, Russian, karlsruhe…riga
Herman Jadlowker was a Russian tenor. In order to escape from a commerciual career into which his father wished to force him, he ran away from home...
Bill Rebane

Bill Rebane

male, 72 years old
estonian, Latvian, Latvian-American, riga, B-movie director, Estonian-American…FromRIGA, born in Riga, Latvia
Bill Rebane (born February 8, 1937 in Riga, Latvia) is a movie director. He is best known for low budget horror movies such as "Monster A Go-Go"...