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Vilhelms Purvītis

Latvian artist (1872-1945) · Latvia · On the map · Artists · Died at 72

Vilhelms Purvītis was a landscape painter and educator who founded the Latvian Academy of Art and was its rector from 1919 to 1934.

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1945Died14 January 19451938Cross of Recognition, 1st classAwardFatherland AwardAward1928Order of the Three Stars, 2nd ClassAward1926Knight of the Legion of HonourAwardOrder of the Three Stars, 3rd ClassAward1872Born20 February 1872

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Cross of Recognition, 1st class1938
Fatherland Award1938
Order of the Three Stars, 2nd Class1928
Order of the Three Stars, 3rd Class1926
Knight of the Legion of Honour1926
Royal Order of the Polar Star
Order of St. Olav
Order of the White Rose of Finland
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Order of the Dannebrog

About this person

Country
Latvia
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1872 to 1945 · aged 72

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