INSTITUTES AND SCIENTISTS IN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES LATVIAN SSR

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• Publication Date: October 29, 1954
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TIO S-E-C-R-E-T
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS
COUNTRY
SUBJECT
USSR-Latvian SSR
DATE OF
INFORMATION
Bio
1954
HOW
graphic; Scientific - Organization,
Academy of Sciences
PUBLISHED
WHERE
PUBLISHED
DATE
PUBLISHED
LANGUAGE
DATE DI
Daily newspapers, monthly periodical
Riga
NO. OF
Jan-Jun 1954
SUPPLEM
Russian
Latvian
ST..acl Oct 1954
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REPORT
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
INSTITVTES AND SCIENTISTS IN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES IMTVIAN SSR
This report presents information on the Academy of Sciences Latvian
SSR taken from issues of the Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Latviyskoy SSR and
the Riga daily Sovetskaya Latvi for the period January to June 1954?
Works of the scientists named in this report have not been listed,
but this information is generally available if required. N-mes have been
given in the Russian transliteration whenever possible; if only the Latvian
form is available, the name is enclosed in parentheses.
Numbers in parentheses refer to appended sources.
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President of the Academy
Yan Vol'demarovich Peyve, Active Member t+' the Academy of Sciences Latvian
SSR and Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences USSR. The following
information on Peyve's career is taken from a short biographical sketch written
by P.I. Valeskaln (Academician Secretary of the Academy of Sciences Latvian
SSR) on the occasion of Peyve's election to the Central Committee of the
Communist Party of Latvia.
Peyve was born (date not given) in the village of Sementsevo, Velikilukskaya
Oblast. He was educated at the Velikiye Luki Pedagogical Tekhniku'n and Moscow
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After the Soviet reoccupation of Latvia in 1944, Peyve was invited to
take over the post of Rector of the Latvian Agricultural Academy. In 1946,
he was elected an Active Member of the Academy of Sciences Latvian SSR and
its Academician Secretary, and in 1951 be was elected President. He was
elected a Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences USSR in 1953?
From 1930 to 1954, Peyve published more than 100 works on the fertility
of soils and methods of obtaining large harvests from the nonchernozem areas
of the USSR. He has also published many textbooks for agricultural special-
ists and farmers, for which he has been awarded the title of Honored Worker
of Science, Latvian SSR. He has also been awarded three Orders of Labor Red
Banner, two Orders "Badge of Hone:," and the medal "For Excellent Work in the
Great Patriotic War 1941-45." (14)
He was elected a member of the Council of Nationalities of the Supreme
Soviet USSR (7), and was awarded the Order of Lenin in April 1954. (8) A
photograph of Peyve appears in source(14).
Vice-Presidents of the Academy
F.Yu. Deglav. Head of the Editorial Board of Izvestiya Akademii Nauk
Rltvisko SE. Elected a member of the Central Committee of the Communist
Party of Latvia.(9)
Avgust Martynovich Kirkhenshteyn. Active Member of the academy (1),
Professor-Doctor (specialty not given)-(3) Elected a member of the Central
Committee of the Communist Party of Latvia (9), and a member of the Council
of Nationalities of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.(7) The following bio-
graphical information on Kirkhenshteyn is taken from an article published
to mark the latter occasion.
He was born in the hamlet of Mazsalatso. Valmiyerskiy Uyezd. After at-
tending the village school and gymnasium, he went to the Yur'yevskiy
Veterinary Institute and while still there, he wrote his first sci"n'.ific work,
"The Effect of Chloroform on the Blood", which was awarded a silver.medal. In
1905, as a result of his revolutionary activities, he was forced to emigrate
to Switzerland. (In an article entitled "The Bases of Prophylaxis and Therary
of Tuberculosis With Regard to New Data on Antibiotics and Vitamins," Kirkhen-
shteyn stated that he was in Davos between 1912 and 1914.[3]) He was able
to return to Latvia in 1917, and carried on his work, writing articles on vitamin-
ology, microbiology, and a number of other subjects. At this time, he became
a Doctor of Agronomic Sciences and a Doctor of Biological Sciencer. In 1940,
he was elected to the National Seym, and then to the Supreme Soviet USSR. For
many years he has been Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet Latvian
SSR.
Kirkhenshteyn became a member of the Communist Party in 1941 and during
the war carried out much organizational activit." 1-bind the front, while at
the same time continuing his scientific work.(10)
Academician Secretary of the Academy
P.I. Valeskaln, Active Member of the academy; awarded the Order of Labor
Red Banner i
A
n
pril 1954.(8)
Secretary of the Presidium
It is possible that Ya. Magone holds this post, since his name is signed
to all notes on the meetings of the presidium reported in sources (1) through
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Graduate Study Division
In view of the general practice of the Academy of Sciences *ISSR and
the academies of other re,ublics, it is assumed that this division is a
part-of the presidium. The division is located at Riga, U1. Smilshu; 1.(11)
A report of the 29 April 1954 session of the presidium stated that it was
proposed to admit 60 graduate students to the academy in 1954.(5)
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL SCIENCES
K.K.Plaude is the Academician Secretary of the department. He is an
Active Member of the academy and a member of the Editorial Board of Izvestiya
Akademii Nauk Iatvi skoy SSR (2), and is also associated with the Institute
of Power and Electrical Engineering.(1)
Institute of Chemistry
Address:. Riga, Ulitsa M.Kaleyu, 10/12.(11)
Karlson (fnu) has been identified as Head of the Laboratory of the Chemistry
of Silicates in the institute.(13)
Other members of the institute are as follows:
Yu.Eyduk.(1)
r..K.Lepin, Z.Oshis, A.Stiprnys, and A.Vayvad,.who all worked together and
reported the results of their work.(3) Vayvad is a Candidate of Chemical
Sciences .(1)
Kh.Matison (4); Ya.Ozol, Candidate of Chemical Sciences (1); A.Shmit (3);
I.Streyn (5); A.Tetere (3): G. Vanag, Professor-Doctor (specialty not given)
(6); S.Vimba (3); V.Vitol,Candidate of Chemical Sciences (6); and L.P.Zalukayev.(3)
A.Keshan' published an article in source (3), but on the appearance of a
second article in source (5)
h
is name was enclosed in black lines, indicating
that he had died. ,
Institute of Geology and Useful Minerals
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The institute is located a Riga, U1.Khanzas, 2a.(11)
Karl Springis was identified as the director-of the institute when it was
reported that the presidium had agreed to his taking up full-time work on his
doctorate in the Academy of Sciences USSR
(5)
Other scientists in the institute are N.A.Ansberg (3), and E.Rinks.(1)
Institute of Ph sits
This institute is located at Riga, Ul.Altonabas, 13.(11)
The only personnel who have been identified with the institute are
(Z.Alksne), Scientific Associate of the institute, who wrote an article in May
describing what would be seen during the eclipse of the sun on 30 June 1954 (5);
Z.Ya.Plume (2); I.A.Tyutin and L.Ul'manis, who were coauthors (2); and
G.Melik-Shakhnazarova.(12)
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No director of the institute has been iden
K.K.Plaude still holds the but it is
post possible that
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Institute of Power and Electrical En ineerin
Address: Riga, U1.M.Kale u 1
Other members of the institute are V.Ya.Grislis, who was coauthor of an
article with Plaude (1); Yu.Ya.Mazur and G.E.Mote who reported the results of
their work together (2); B.Ya.Sarma (3); and E.A.Yakubaytis,Candidate of Tech-
nical Sciences .(I)
Institute of Architecture and Construction
Address: Riga, Ul.Smilshu, 1.(11)
The head of the Sector of Construction Materials is A.K.Smirnov.(15)
Other members of the institute are B.Ya.Lindenberg (3); I.Davidson,
architect (6); and G.Ya.Kunnos
Candidate of Technical Sciences-(4)
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
Alfred M'rtynovich Ozol, Active Member of the academy, has been identified
as theL.cademician secretary of the department. 1
Editorial Board of Izvesti a Akademii Nauk vskovSSRls At the 10 December
1953 meeting of the presidium, Ozol was temporarily replaced by A.Ealnin, Active
Member of the academy, because of ill health (1), returned to duty at the .27 January 1954 e n.( but zo
ecto
l was lalsorthe to
of the Biology Institute, and was awarded the Medal "For Labor Valor" inrecr
April 1954.(8)
tort' of the institute. (2) ,, i,en,111ed as the deputy head of an unnamed labors.
Institute of Zootechnics and Animal H
This is the same institute as the Institute of Zo
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ogy and Zoohygiene
giene and the Institute of Animal Rusbindry and A i
above.
The name will be standardized asl
Address: Riga, Ul.M.Kaleyu 10/12.(11)
director of the institute.(13)yj nna uoctor of Agricultural Sciences (4), is
Other members of the institute are E.P.Eykhe, Corresponding Member of the
academy, who was reported
to be a member of t
of Soil Improvement (13); P
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rosman, Senior Sc
in-
ientific Associate
of
the
stitute 2); A.Popov, Scientific Associate of the institute (16); A.Runtsis
(3); E.Taytsin, Associate of the institute (1); V.N.Tikhonov, Candidate-of
Agricultural Sciences (2); and G.A.Udris, head of an unnamed sector of the in-
It is also possible that Ya.Ya.Rozenbakh, Candidate-of Agricultural
Sciences, is a member of the institute, since he was coauthor of a work with
Ya.M.Berzin'..(4)
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"Krimvlda",Experimental Station of the Institute
This station is located close to the Riga-Limbazhi road, about 10
kilometers from Inchukalna railroad station.(6) The only scientist iden-
tified with the station is (K.Peterscrs', who is an.agronomist.(5)
Institute of Soil Science and Farming
This institute is'located at Riga, Ul.M.Kaleyu, 10/12.(11)
The director of the institute is Sergey Aleksandrovich Murav'yev,
Candidate'of Agricultural Sciences (3), who was awarded the Medal For labor
v i. " in Anrf1 inch (01
It is not known whether Professor K.K.Bamber
- Active Member of thp
academy is still Deputy Director for Research
Other members of the institute are P.Barba)ls, Candidate of Agricultural
Sciences (3); K.F.Davydenko, graduate student at the institute (3); (V.Eglitis),
Candidate of Agricultural Sciences (2); R.I.Eydenman, Senior Scientific As-
sociate (3,4); (G.Grinblats), Junior Scientific Associate (1); B.P.Kudelin,
Candidate of Agricultural Sciences (3); G.Shtobe, Candidate of Agricultural
Sciences (6); V.V.Taranov, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences (1); and
K.K.Tseber, Scientific Associate.(3)
Institute of Soil Improvement
This will be the standar me for the Institute of Soil Reclamation
director of the institute. He was awarded the Medal "For Labor Valor" in
April 1954.(8) No other members have been identified.
Address: Riga, Ul.Smilshu, 1.(11)
Yan Yanovich Bergman, Corresponding Member of the academy. is still
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Biology Institute
Address: Riga, "Kleysty." (11)
A.M.Ozol, Active Member of the academy and Head of the Department of
Biological and Agricultural Sciences, is director of the institute.(8)
N.Sloka, Junior Scientific Associate, mentions that (O.Kachalova) is
also a Scientific Associate in the institute.(5)
Z.D.Spuris is a graduate student of the institute.(3,5)
Institute of Microbiology
This institute is located at the same address as the Biology Institute.(11)
The only scientists who have been identified with the institute are
L.N.Alekseyeva, Candidate of Medical Sciences (4), E.G.Saulite (5), and Vitus
Zikman, Senior Scientific Associate.(2)
Institute of Forestry Problems
The address of the institute is Riga, U1.M.Kaleyu, 10/12.(11)
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The Director of the institute is Arvil Ivanovich Kalnin'sh (8) (Source
[3) transliterates the name into Russian as Kalnin'), Professor-Doctor
(specialty not given) (3), Active Member of the academy.(1) He is a member
of the Editorial Board of Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Latvi sko SSR, and was
awarded the Order of'Lenin in.April 1954.(b)
It is not known whether P.N.Odintsov, Corresponding Member of the academy
(l), is still the deputy director of research, although it was stated that
V.K.Kal'nina was working under his.guidance.(4)
S.A.Giller, Corresponding Member of the academy, heads the Sector of
Furfi:ral,in the institute.(4)
Vera Konstantinovna Kal'nina, Candidate of Technical Sciences (4), heads
an unnamed sector in the institute and hes.been awarded the Order "Badge of
Honor." (8)
Varvara Nikolayevna Sergeyeva, Candidate of Chemical Sciences (4),
heads an unnamed laboratory in the institute and has been awarded the under
"Badge of Honor." (8)
Other members of the institute who have been identified are as follows:
I.I.Beynart, Junior Scientific Ascn"tate (4); S.K.Biseniyetse, Scientific
Associate (4); A.Giller (Possibl;,an error or S.A. Giller), Corresponding
Member of the academy, who was reported to have synthesized the preparation
"Turbazid" (hydrazide of isonicotinic acid) with M.Yu.Lidak (2); P.F.Kalnin,
Professor, Doctor of Chemical Sciences (6); Z.If.Kreytsberg, Candidate of Chem-
ical Sciences (1), Senior Scientific Associate (4); M.Yu.Lidak (see A.Giller
above); M.E.Putnin', Junior Scientific Associate (4);.Ye.A.Rupays, Senior
Scientific Associate (4); Z.P..Shisbkov, Junior Scientific Associate (4);
K.K.Tiltin'sh (6); and A.D.Yukna.(6)
Address: Riga, Ul.Altonabas, 6.(11)
Petr*Yakovlevich Gerke, Active Member of the academy and director of the
institute, was awarded the Order of Labor Red Banner in April 1954.(8)
S.Zayev, Doctor of Medical Sciences, was confirmed as deputy head of the
Sector of,Morphology and Physiology of the institute at the 31 December 1953
meeting of the presidium of the academy.(l)
Other members of the institute are Kh.F.Bass, V.R.Kalnin', L.V.Karelina,
Z.P.Karmanova, A.A.Nozhenko, Ts.K.Putnyn', and G.D.Solozemniyetse, all Scientific
Associates.(5)
Most of the above members of the institute were named by A.A. Shmidt, Active
Member of the academy, in one article, and it is possible that he has trans-
ferred some of-his-activities to the institute. Shmidt is also Had of the
Chair of Biochemistry at Riga Medical Institute.(3) Shmidt also refers to the
Experimental Vitamin Plant of the academy, but nothing further is known about
it.. of '-+- activities.(5)
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the Institute of Nutrition is
named,`ind and the Institute of Trophology is reported,
noication has since been found to show that this institute (institutes?)
still exists.
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Botanical Gardens
"??At'its?mi?Ptine on 27 February 1954, the presidium of the academy author-
ized'the formation of Botanical Gardens, but no further
available.(3) information is
Pures Vegetable E
? . (P.Veisteris) wrote n" article from this station, but nothing further is
known about the station or its activities.(4)
SOURCES
1. Riga, Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Latviyskoy
2. Ibid., No 2(79), Feb 54
3. Ibid., No 3(80), Mar 54.
4. Ibid., No 4(81), Apr 54
5. Ibid., No 5(82), May 54
6. Ibid., No 6(83), Jul, 54
7. Riga, Sovetskaya Latviya, 19 Mar 54
8. Ibid., 6 Apr 54
9: Ibid., 13 Feb 54
1.0. Ibid., 9 Mar 54
12. Ibid., 11 Apr 54
13.. Ibid., 20 Jun-54
14. Ibid., 24 Feb 54
16. Ibid., 5 Jun 54
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