Jāzeps is a
Latvian masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
. It is a cognate of the given name
Joseph
Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "Joseph" is used, along with " Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic count ...
. People bearing the name include:
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Jāzeps Grosvalds
Jazeps Grosvalds (Latvian language, Latvian: Jāzeps Grosvalds) (24 April 1891 – 1 February 1920) was a Latvian Painting, painter from Riga. He is now regarded as one of Latvia's finest painters, bringing new ideas in Latvian art at the ...
(1891–1920), Latvian painter
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Jāzeps Pīgoznis
Jāzeps Pīgoznis (15 September 1934 – 28 May 2014) was a Latvian and Latgale, Latgalian painter, landscape artist and professor of drawing at the Art Academy of Latvia from 1972 until 1986. He was awarded the Order of the Three Stars in 2011.
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(1934–2014), Latvian painter
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Jāzeps Vītols
Jāzeps Vītols (; 26 July 1863 – 24 April 1948) was a Latvian composer, pedagogue and music critic. He is considered one of the fathers of Latvian classical music.
Biography
Vītols, born in Valmiera the son of a schoolteacher, began hi ...
(1863–1948), Latvian composer
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Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music
Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (), formerly the Riga Conservatory, is a higher music conservatory in Riga, Latvia. The junior institute is the Emīls Dārziņš Music School.
History
The Latvian Conservatory of Music was founded in ...
, established in 1919
References
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Latvian masculine given names
Masculine given names