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Polytechnical Institute Riga

university in Riga, Latvia
Organization Educational Institution Q16351408

Facts

9 properties

Identity

Instance of
educational institution, university, institute[3][4]
Short name
RPI, РПИ[16][17]
Official name
Rīgas Politehniskais institūts[15]

Status and dates

Inception
October 1862, 1896, 1958[6][7][8]
Dissolved, abolished or demolished
February 8, 1919, 1989[9][10]
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 1919-02-08 GND (DNB) 1918 edition 2026-09-30 · CC0 1.0 ↗
Replaces
Polytechnikum Riga[14]

Location

Headquarters location
Riga[5]
Country
Russian Empire[2]
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata Russian Empire GND (DNB) Russia edition 2026-09-30 · CC0 1.0 ↗

People

Director / manager
Theodor Grönberg, Paul Walden, Woldemar von Knieriem, Paul Walden[11][12][13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Riga Polytechnical Institute en Polytechnical Institute Riga cs Rižský polytechnický institut da Rigas Polytekniske Institut de Rigasches Polytechnisches Institut de Polytechnisches Institut zu Riga de Rigaer Polytechnisches Institut de Rigasche Polytechnische Institut el Πολυτεχνικό Ινστιτούτο της Ρίγας he המכון הפוליטכני של ריגה nl Polytechnisch Instituut van Rigas ru Рижский ордена Трудового Красного Знамени политехнический институт ru Рижский политехнический институт ru Рижский политехнический институт им. А. Я. Пельше ru Рижский политехнический институт им. А.Я. Пельше ru Рижский политехнический институт имени А.Я. Пельше ru Рижский политехнический институт (Российская империя) ru РПИ ru РПИ им А.Я. Пельше sv Rigas polytekniska institut
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000121744066
VIAF cluster ID
143667638
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n80004100
GND ID
55258-6
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Riga Polytechnic 1890-1900.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
90165446
CiNii Research ID
1980304959800447789
ELNET ID
a11330260
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1hc0hrp1r
J9U entity ID
987007350708405171
Latvian National Encyclopedia Online ID
112962
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA1202803X
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NL CR AUT ID
ko2010614909
NUKAT ID
n98069880
National Library of Latvia ID
000074371
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*43882;=BL
RILM ID
288231
Topic's main category
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🔗 Connections
Notable alumni 31
Friedrich Zander, Juhan Kukk, Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics, Vasiliy Ulrikh, Moisei Ginzburg, Hugo Celmiņš, Ernst Enno, Eižens Laube +23 more
Director / manager 3
Paul Walden, Paul Walden, Woldemar von Knieriem
Instance of 3
university, institute, educational institution
Employees / affiliates 2
Paul Walden, Mieczysław Centnerszwer
Country 1
Russian Empire
Headquarters location 1
Riga
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Riga
Replaces 1
Polytechnikum Riga
← Replaced by 1
Polytechnikum Riga
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Summary

Polytechnical Institute Riga is an educational institution[1].

Related Entities

Friedrich Zander Paul Walden Polytechnikum Riga Russian Empire university

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Electronic Union Catalogue of Latvian Libraries of National Significance. Retrieved . kopkatalogs.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Electronic Union Catalogue of Latvian Libraries of National Significance. Retrieved . kopkatalogs.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Electronic Union Catalogue of Latvian Libraries of National Significance. Retrieved . kopkatalogs.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Latvian National Encyclopedia. Retrieved . enciklopedija.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Electronic Union Catalogue of Latvian Libraries of National Significance. Retrieved . kopkatalogs.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Latvian National Encyclopedia. Retrieved . enciklopedija.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Latvian National Encyclopedia. Retrieved . enciklopedija.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Latvian National Encyclopedia. Retrieved . enciklopedija.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Electronic Union Catalogue of Latvian Libraries of National Significance. Retrieved . kopkatalogs.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Electronic Union Catalogue of Latvian Libraries of National Significance. Retrieved . kopkatalogs.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Electronic Union Catalogue of Latvian Libraries of National Significance. Retrieved . kopkatalogs.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Electronic Union Catalogue of Latvian Libraries of National Significance. Retrieved . kopkatalogs.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · ~2026-28997-38 · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NL CR AUT ID → ko2010614909
    Short name → RPI
    ISNI → 0000000121744066
    ELNET ID → a11330260
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Removed claim: Located in the administrative territorial entity: Riga"
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