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Polytechnikum Riga

university in Riga (1862-1896)
Organization Educational Institution Q16351413

Facts

7 properties

Identity

Instance of
educational institution, university[3]

Status and dates

Inception
October 1862[5]
Dissolved, abolished or demolished
May 1896[6]
Replaced by
Polytechnical Institute Riga[11]

Location

Headquarters location
Riga[4]
Country
Russian Empire[2]

People

Director / manager
Ernst Friedrich Nauck, Gustav Kieseritzky, Kārlis Augusts Līventāls, Theodor Grönberg[7][8][9][10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Polytechnikum Riga de Polytechnikum zu Riga de Polytechnische Schule zu Riga de Riga Polytechnikum de Rigasche Polytechnische Schule de Zentralschule für Handel und Gewerbe in Riga de Polytechnicum zu Riga el Πολυτεχνείο Ρίγας ru Политехническое училище ru Рижское политехническое училище uk Ризьке політехнічне училище
🔖 Identifiers · 8
VIAF cluster ID
150735560
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2012069056
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Riga Polytechnic 1890-1900.jpg ↗
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1236b480
NUKAT ID
n2010064940
National Library of Latvia ID
000014008
Topic's main category
Wikidata item
Yale LUX ID
group/b51375b5-2c0c-41f1-a356-cc94fec2708f

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🔗 Connections
Notable alumni 5
Ignacy Mościcki, Jānis Pauļuks, Jānis Poruks, Konstantīns Pēkšēns, Paul Mandelstamm
Instance of 2
university, educational institution
Country 1
Russian Empire
Employees / affiliates 1
Étienne Laspeyres
Headquarters location 1
Riga
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Riga
Replaced by 1
Polytechnical Institute Riga
← Replaces 1
Polytechnical Institute Riga
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Summary

Polytechnikum Riga is an educational institution[1].

Related Entities

Ignacy Mościcki Polytechnical Institute Riga Russian Empire university

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Electronic Union Catalogue of Latvian Libraries of National Significance. Retrieved . kopkatalogs.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Electronic Union Catalogue of Latvian Libraries of National Significance. Retrieved . kopkatalogs.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Electronic Union Catalogue of Latvian Libraries of National Significance. Retrieved . kopkatalogs.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Latvian National Encyclopedia. Retrieved . enciklopedija.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Latvian National Encyclopedia. Retrieved . enciklopedija.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Latvian National Encyclopedia. Retrieved . enciklopedija.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Latvian National Encyclopedia. Retrieved . enciklopedija.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . 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. 5w ago · Frhdkazan · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Riga Polytechnic 1890-1900.jpg
    "Created claim: Image: Riga Polytechnic 1890-1900.jpg"
  2. 18w ago · ~2026-28997-38 · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaced by → Polytechnical Institute Riga
    National Library of Latvia ID → 000014008
    Headquarters location → Riga
    Library of Congress Authorities ID → n2012069056
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Moving Located in the administrative territorial entity (+P625 as qualifier) to Headquarters location)"
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