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Roberts (given Name)
Roberts is a Latvian language, Latvian masculine given name, cognate of the English given name Robert (name), Robert and may refer to: *Roberts Akmens (1996), Latvian sportsman and canoeist *Roberts Ancāns (1919–1962), Latvian Obersturmführer in the Waffen SS during World War II *Roberts Blossom (1924–2011), American theater, film and television actor and poet * :lv:Roberts Žanis Briesma-Briesme, Roberts Žanis Briesma-Briesme (1891–1941), Latvian military officer and army commander *Roberts Bukarts (born 1990), Latvian professional ice hockey forward *Roberts Dambītis (1881–1957), Latvian soldier and politician, Latvian Riflemen, Latvian rifleman, founder of the National Soldiers' Union, one of the principal commanders of Latvian War of Independence *Roberts Dunstan (1922–1989), Australian soldier and airman of the Second World War *Roberts Gaigals (1913–1982), Latvian Waffen-Obersturmführer in the Latvian Legion during World War II *Roberts Gobziņš (born 1964) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, which was mainly executed by the local Baltic German aristocracy, the independent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberts Ķīlis
Roberts Ķīlis (14 March 1968 – 18 March 2022) was a Latvian politician and social anthropologist who served as Minister for Education and Science of Latvia. Biography Ķīlis received a bachelor's degree from the University of Latvia (1991) in philosophy and a doctor's degree from Cambridge University (1999) in social anthropology. From 1994 onward he was an associate professor at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga The Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (''SSE Riga'' or lv, Rīgas Ekonomikas augstskola) is a business school in Riga, Latvia. It is a subsidiary of the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE). The school was founded in 1994 by the Stockholm Sc .... Ķīlis was appointed Minister for Education and Science of Latvia in October 2011. Due to health problems, he resigned from office in April 2013. References 1968 births 2022 deaths Politicians from Riga Ministers of Education and Science of Latvia University of Latvia alumni Alumni of the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberts Skadats
Roberts Skadats (1948) is a former Latvian football midfielder and forward who played with FK Daugava Rīga for most of his career. Playing biography After completing secondary education Skadats was offered to join Daugava - the top football team in Latvia - at the age of 18 years. His first season he spent with Daugava reserves where he was team leader. Skadats was unhappy with his position in Daugava and was close to leaving the team and joining Zvejnieks Liepāja but the team manager persuaded him that he was counting on Skadats as a future main squad player. And that he indeed became - not only he played 77 matches in 1969–1970 for Daugava but also scored 15 goals (in 1969 he proved that he could become a successor to the Daugava star veteran player - Gunārs Ulmanis and Georgijs Smirnovs). However 1970s were not a great decade both for Daugava (stuck in the third strongest league of Soviet football) and for Skadats. Despite his good technique he never realized his po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberts Plūme
Roberts Plūme (16 May 1897 – 25 August 1956) was a Latvian cycle sport, cyclist and Cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier. He competed as a cyclist at the 1924 Summer Olympics, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics and as a skier at the 1924 Winter Olympics. References External links * 1897 births 1956 deaths Latvian male cyclists Latvian male cross-country skiers Olympic cyclists of Latvia Olympic cross-country skiers of Latvia Cross-country skiers at the 1924 Winter Olympics Cyclists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1928 Summer Olympics People from Jaunjelgava {{Latvia-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberts Pakalns
Roberts Pakalns (7 November 1911 – 17 May 1986) was a Latvian footballer and football manager, a three-time champion of Latvia. Biography Roberts Pakalns spent almost his entire football career with ASK Riga. He started regularly appearing in the senior squad in 1929 and played until the club's dissolution in 1940. During these years Pakalns won one Latvian Higher League title (in 1932) and won the Latvian Cup in 1943. In between 1935 and 1940 Pakalns played 8 international matches for Latvia scoring one goal. When ASK Riga as a former Latvian army sports club was disbanded in 1940, Pakalns joined the newly founded RDKA Riga. During World War II he also played with Spartaks Rīga and Spars Riga. After the war Pakalns played with FK Dinamo Rīga first in the Latvian higher league, then – in the Soviet league, in 1948 he played with Daugava Rīga. From 1949 to 1956 Pakalns was the coach of VEF Rīga which he led to the Latvian Cup in 1956. Pakalns also played ice ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberts Ozols
Roberts Ozols (8 November 1905 – 27 May 2002) was a Latvian cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from .... References External links * 1905 births 2002 deaths Latvian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Latvia Cyclists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{Latvia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rumbula Massacre
The Rumbula massacre is a collective term for incidents on November 30 and December 8, 1941, in which about 25,000 Jews were murdered in or on the way to Rumbula forest near Riga, Latvia, during the Holocaust. Except for the Babi Yar massacre in Ukraine, this was the biggest two-day Holocaust atrocity until the operation of the death camps. About 24,000 of the victims were Latvian Jews from the Riga Ghetto and approximately 1,000 were German Jews transported to the forest by train. The Rumbula massacre was carried out by the Nazi ''Einsatzgruppe'' A with the help of local collaborators of the Arajs Kommando, with support from other such Latvian auxiliaries. In charge of the operation was Höherer SS und Polizeiführer Friedrich Jeckeln, who had previously overseen similar massacres in Ukraine. Rudolf Lange, who later participated in the Wannsee Conference, also took part in organizing the massacre. Some of the accusations against Latvian Herberts Cukurs are related to the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberts Mūrnieks
Roberts Mūrnieks (4 July 1952 – 16 January 1991) was the first person killed by Soviet OMON during the Barricades in 1991 in Latvia. His funeral became a public protest against Soviet occupation and aggression in Latvia. Biography Mūrnieks was born on 4 July 1952 in Pelši, in the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, which today is Latvia. He went to Preiļi № 1 High School, but after the 5th class moved with his family to Riga. In 1991 Mūrnieks was working for the Ministry of Transport as a driver, when he was shot near Vecmīlgrāvis bridge during the events of the Barricades. He died as a result of a bullet to the head on 16 January 1991, at Riga's № 1 hospital. On 17 January the Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia expressed condolences for Mūrnieks' death, saying it was as a result of banditry by a militia unit of the USSR Ministry of the Interior, and created a commission to organise his funeral. He was buried in Mārupe Cemetery, and his funeral became a foc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
